Damage caused by plant-parasitic nematodes on East Africa Highland banana cultivar Mbwazirume was evaluated at Sendusu, Central Uganda. Banana plots were either nematode-infested or non-infested and received either continuous heavy mulch or were finger millet (Eleusine coracana) inter-cropped. An...
Ssango, F.
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Speijer, P.R.
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Coyne, D.L.
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De Waele, D.
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[Path analysis: a novel approach to determine the contribution of nematode damage to East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAA) yield loss under two crop management practices in Uganda]
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Path analysis: a novel approach to determine the contribution of nematode damage to East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAA) yield loss under two crop management practices in Uganda
The damage potential of the plant-parasitic nematodes Pratylenchus coffeae, Helicotylenchus multicinctus and Meloidogyne javanica, was assessed on plantain (Musa spp., AAB-group) cv. Apantu-pa in microplots in Ghana. Hot water treated suckers, planted in 3 l plastic bags containing sterilised soi...
Brentu, C.F.
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Speijer, P.R.
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Green, K.R.
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Hemeng, B.M.
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De Waele, D.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Microplot evaluation of the yield reduction potential of Pratylenchus coffeae, Helicotylenchus multicinctus, and Meloidogyne javanica on plantain cv. Apantupa (Musa spp., AABgroup) in Ghana]
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Microplot evaluation of the yield reduction potential of Pratylenchus coffeae, Helicotylenchus multicinctus, and Meloidogyne javanica on plantain cv. Apantupa (Musa spp., AABgroup) in Ghana
In East Africa, the cooking bananas (Musa spp., AAA group, subgroup Matoke) are the major food crop. Yields are decreasing due to increasing damage caused by a complex of pests and diseases, including plant-parasitic nematodes. Planting of infected material is the principle means of dispersal for...
Elsen, A.
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Goossens, B.
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Belpaire, B.
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Neyens, A.
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Speijer, P.
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De Waele, D.
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[Recolonization by nematodes of hot water treated cooking banana planting material in Uganda]
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Recolonization by nematodes of hot water treated cooking banana planting material in Uganda
The influence of some edaphic factors (soil moisture and organic matter) on plantain susceptibility to Radopholus similis was studied on cultivar Agbagba in a shade house. Densities of R. similis increased with increasing soil moisture level and were highest at field capacity revealing that at th...
Rotimi, M.
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Speijer, P.
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De Waele, D.
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[Effect of soil moisture and organic matter levels on plantain root reaction to Radopholus similis]
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Effect of soil moisture and organic matter levels on plantain root reaction to Radopholus similis
The predominant nematode species found on plantain in southern Nigeria was Helicotylenchus multicinctus which occurred at all 68 sites sampled. Hoplolaimus pararobustus, Pratylenchus coffeae and Radopholus similis were found at 64, 50 and 46% of the sites, respectively, while Meloidogyne spp. sec...
Speijer, P.R.
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Rotimi, M.O.
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De Waele, D.
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[Plant parasitic nematodes associated with plantain (Musa spp. AAB-group) in southern Nigeria and their relative importance compared to other biotic constraints]
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Plant parasitic nematodes associated with plantain (Musa spp. AAB-group) in southern Nigeria and their relative importance compared to other biotic constraints