A study of Puccinia polysora Underwood in West Africa

dc.contributor.advisor	Macdonald, James Alexander
dc.contributor.author	Cammack, Robert Hendry
dc.coverage.spatial	148 p.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-19T14:19:14Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-19T14:19:14Z
dc.date.issued	1958
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10023/14269
dc.description.abstract	1. The incidence and extent of fungal diseases on Zea mays L. in West Africa are briefly described. 2. The terms of reference of the West African Maize Research Unit are given in relation to research on Puccinia polysora, a leaf rust of Zea mays. 3. In West Africa P. polysora is responsible for a major economic loss conservatively estimated as £5 - £7.5 million sterling per annum. 4. The various possible methods of introduction of P. polysora into West Africa are discussed and it is suggested that the fungus was introduced as viable uredospore's on un-husked ears of maize flown into West Africa from the Americas.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of St Andrews
dc.subject.lcc	QK627.P97C2	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pucciniaceae	en
dc.title	A study of Puccinia polysora Underwood in West Africa	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Doctoral	en_US
dc.type.qualificationname	PhD Doctor of Philosophy	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	The University of St Andrews	en_US