Partners:
International Livestock Research Institute
Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya
National Biological Control Program, Tanzania
National Livestock Resource Research Institute, Uganda
NAPIER GRASS Rothamsted Research, UK
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya
A fast growing grass used for cut and carry feed for cross bred dairy cattle
Smut and Stunt disease cause severe yield reduction
Smut, caused by a fungus Stunt, caused by a phytoplasma
Transmitted in planting material Where are they found? Transmitted in planting material
and also by soil, manure and wind,
and by leaf hopper vectors
What researchers are doing:
What you can do:
• Inspect your crop regularly and
remove diseased plants
• Keep Napier healthy by weeding and
manuring plots
• Use planting material from disease
Bulking and distributing Raising awareness of disease Developing diagnostics for free areas
For further information contact:
clean planting material and control measures screening for infection Dr Margaret Mulaa, KARI Kitale, margaretmulaa@yahoo.com