Joseph Adomako

Response of Five Cowpea Varieties to Some Phytonematodes under Field Conditions

Joseph Adomako, Osei Kingsley, Yaw Danso, Asante John Sackey, Bismark Abugri & Frederick Kankam · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2016

Five cowpea varieties viz Asomdwe, Asetenapa, Hewale, Nhyira and Videza, were evaluated for their reaction to plant parasitic nematodes under natural infestation. Meloidogyne incognita, Pratylenchus brachyurus, and Rotylenchulus reniformis were isolated from the rhizosphere of th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27943

Prevalence of Phytophthora Leaf Blight of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) in the Semi Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana

Joseph Adomako, C. K. Kwoseh, Moses Emmanuel & Larbi-Koranteng Stephen · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Aim: The aim was to assess the incidence, severity and symptoms of the leaf blight of taro.    Methodology: A survey of 50 taro fields was conducted during the major cropping season of 2015 in 11 districts of the semi deciduous forest zone of Ghana. Disease incidence and severity...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/23806