Integrated Diseased Management on Coffee Wilt Disease Caused by Fusarium Xylarioides and its distribution in Ethiopian Review

Asmamaw Kassahun Wassie
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Asmamaw Kassahun Wassie: Department of Plant sciences, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Faculty, Ethiopia

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 2019, vol. 23, issue 3, 302-308

Abstract: Coffee belongs to the family Rubiaceae, which is widely distributed throughout the tropical region. Ethiopia the center of origin for Coffea arabica. Coffea arabica originates from Southwest Ethiopia Keffa. Coffea arabica very important for local people as a cash crop for the local and international market. Coffee arabica is attack by several diseases among these major diseases are coffee berry disease, coffee wilt disease, coffee leaf rust are the major fungal diseases to reduced yield of coffee in the country. Coffee wilt disease caused by fungal pathogen that affect vascular wilt disease, it was the main factor of coffee tree death in different coffee growing regions, with national average disease incidence 28% and severity 5%. Coffee wilt disease is a soil-borne pathogen, and this presents difficulties in the application of chemical treatments; affected fields to be left as fallow for some years or other crops planted. Currently in coffee trees are less productive because of variable factors, among that diseases are the major constraints which threatening coffee genetic resources. These diseases are occurring with varying degree of infestation and distribution in the Ethiopia.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2019.23.556232

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