Interaction between bean stem maggot, bean root rot and soil fertility

Abstract

This article is about the bean stem maggot, bean root rot and low soil fertility which have been identified as mojor constraints to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production in Western Kenya. The severity of bean rot and bean stem maggot is increased in cases of low soil fertility. Stidies were done to determine the relationship between the three constraints in bean stem maggot and farmers` fields