Although drought stress has been identified among the production constraints of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA genome), no quantitative data were available to support this assumption. This study uses data from three on-station fertilizer trials (5 6 cycles) in Central and Southw...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Fermont AM
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Taulya G
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[Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana]
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Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana
Reduced climatic suitability due to climate change in cocoa growing regions of Ghana is expected in the coming decades. This threatens farmers’ livelihood and the cocoa sector. Climate change adaptation requires an improved understanding of existing cocoa production systems and farmers’ coping st...
Abdulai, Issaka
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Graefe, Sophie
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Asare, Richard
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Läderach, Peter
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Vaast, Philippe
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[Characterization of cocoa production, income diversification and shade tree management along a climate gradient in Ghana]
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Characterization of cocoa production, income diversification and shade tree management along a climate gradient in Ghana
The ‘sustainable intensification’ (SI) approach and ‘climate-smart agriculture’ (CSA) are highly complementary. SI is an essential means of adapting to climate change, also resulting in lower emissions per unit of output. With its emphasis on improving risk management, information flows and local...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Lipper, Leslie
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[Sustainable intensification: What is its role in climate smart agriculture?]
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Sustainable intensification: What is its role in climate smart agriculture?
Farmers, researchers, extension officers and policy makers need reliable yield data on banana (Musa spp.) to make informed decisions. There are no standard yield determination methods available for Musa research. Production patterns and types vary distinctly in time and space. This requires speci...
Hauser, S.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Methodological considerations on banana (Musa spp.) yield determinations]
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Methodological considerations on banana (Musa spp.) yield determinations
Low soil fertility is among the important factors limiting highland banana (Musa spp., AAA-EA genome) yields in Uganda. We monitored 179 on-farm demonstration and control plots in Central, South, Southwest and East Uganda to identify constraints and opportunities to fertilizer adoption in banana ...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Bagamba, F.
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Drew, C.
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[Factors driving fertilizer adoption in banana (Musa spp.) systems in Uganda]
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Factors driving fertilizer adoption in banana (Musa spp.) systems in Uganda
This study assessed the growth and yield of two introduced cooking banana cultivars ‘Mpologoma’ and ‘NARITA 4’ relative to seven local highland cooking cultivars, across three sites in Rwanda, namely Karongi (1496 m a.s.l.), Gatore (1523 m a.s.l.) and Rwinzuki (1671 m a.s.l.). Data were obtained ...
Ndayitegeye, O.
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Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.
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Crichton, R.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Bahati, L.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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[Multi-locational evaluation of cooking banana cultivars ‘NARITA 4’ hybrid and ‘Mpologoma’ in Rwanda]
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Multi-locational evaluation of cooking banana cultivars ‘NARITA 4’ hybrid and ‘Mpologoma’ in Rwanda
Gaidashova, S.V.
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Nsabimana, A.
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Karamura, D.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Declerck, S.
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[Mycorrhizal colonization of major banana genotypes in six East African environments]
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Mycorrhizal colonization of major banana genotypes in six East African environments
Rahn, Eric
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Vaast, Philippe
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Läderach, Peter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Ghazoul, Jaboury
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[Exploring adaptation strategies of coffee production to climate change using a process-based model]
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Exploring adaptation strategies of coffee production to climate change using a process-based model