Strains

Time of onset of symptoms (days)

Mortality rate (%)

Wilting

Drying

defoliation

Mortality

Luputa

22.1^cd

31.2^d

44.5^c

61.5^d

66.6^bc

Gandajika

25.5^b

34.0^c

54.4^b

68.5^b

50.0^d

Inera/Stat

28.0^a

36.0^a

55.2^ab

75.6^a

50.0^d

Kansasa

25.8^b

35.0^b

54.7^ab

64.3^c

58.3^cd

M’vuazi

22.4^c

28.7^e

43.4^c

57.4^e

66.6^bc

Musakatshi

27.6^a

35.0^b

56.0^a

68.5^b

50.0^d

Boketa

21.1^e

28.0^e

40.3^d

54.6^f

91.6^a

Mulumba

28.0^a

35.0^b

56.0^a

75.0^a

75.0^b

Kiyaka

21.4^de

26.1^f

38.3^e

57.1^e

100.0^a

LSD

0.35

0.42

0.66

0.32

7.85

CV

1.77

1.62

1.65

0.61

14.24