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Abstract            Volume:12  Issue-8  Year-2024         Original Research Articles


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Current Status of Major Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Diseases in BunoBedele and Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia
Samuel Rabuma*, Habtamu Girma, Tamiru Tolasa and Latera Dore
Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (IQQO), Bedele Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box: 167, Bedele, Ethiopia
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

In Ethiopia, coffee is the most important crop in the economy of the country which has used as a source of foreign income and also millions of the people relying on coffee production for their livelihood. However, its production and productivity has been decreasing due to major biotic factors, such as diseases, insect pests and weeds. Especially coffee diseases have been very important to limit the yield and quality of coffee in the study areas. Therefore, to overcome these problems, there is need to assess major diseases which are highly result in coffee yield loose at growing areas. This assessment was conducted at BunoBedele and Ilu Aba Bora,a zone which includes six districts kindly Gachi, Chora, Didesa, Ale, Halu and Yayo. The result of this study revealed that three coffee diseases were occurred at the study areas. From these diseases CBD was more severe at all districts by 61.6% of Incidence followed by CLR (59.1%) incidences. CWD was also observed at all districts by 32.9% mean intensity. Generally, from the results the production and productivity of coffee in the study area was threatened by these major diseases. Therefore, these major diseases should be get considerations in surveyed areas to practiced and design an appropriate management options for its management.

Keywords: Coffea arabica L., CBD, CLR, CWD, Incidence, Severity.
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Samuel Rabuma, Habtamu Girma, Tamiru Tolasa and Latera Dore. 2024. Current Status of Major Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Diseases in BunoBedele and Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia.Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev. 12(8): 84-92
doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2024.1208.009
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