Radopholus similisis a major pest of East African highland cooking bananas (Musaspp.) in Uganda. Non-pathogenic Fusariumoxysporumendophytes, isolated from bananas in farmers’ fields, have shown potential to reduceR. Similis numbers in tissue culture banana. The mechanism through which endophyte...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Viljoen, A.
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[Defenserelated gene expression in susceptible and tolerant bananas (Musa spp.) following inoculation with nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes and challenge with Radopholus similis]
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Defenserelated gene expression in susceptible and tolerant bananas (Musa spp.) following inoculation with nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes and challenge with Radopholus similis
Two major biotic constraints to highland cooking
banana (Musa spp., genome group AAA-EA) production in
Uganda are the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus and
the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis. Endophytic
Fusarium oxysporum strains inoculated into tissue culture
banana plantlets have shown...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Gold, C.S.
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Niere, B.
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Adipala, E.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Screenhouse and field persistence of nonpathogenic endophytic Fusarium oxysporum in Musa tissue culture plants]
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Screenhouse and field persistence of nonpathogenic endophytic Fusarium oxysporum in Musa tissue culture plants
Much of the worlds' annual harvest loss to pests and diseases occurs as a consequence of crops grown in monocultures, or crop varieties with uniform resistance. This uniform resistance is met by the continuing evolution of new races of pests and pathogens that are able to overcome resistance gene...
Jarvis, D.
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Mulumba, J.
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Peng, H.
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Paparu, P.
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Yang, Y.
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Lu, C.
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Fadda, Carlo
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[A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems]
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A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Immunization by fungal endophytes: a novel pest and disease management approach for banana improvement]
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Immunization by fungal endophytes: a novel pest and disease management approach for banana improvement
Olango, N.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Mulumba, J.W.
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Nankya, R.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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Paparu, P.
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[Response of Ugandan common bean varieties to Pseudocercospora griseola and Angular leaf spot disease development in varietal mixtures]
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Response of Ugandan common bean varieties to Pseudocercospora griseola and Angular leaf spot disease development in varietal mixtures
Beauveria bassiana is considered a virulent pathogen against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus. However, current field application techniques for effective control against this pest remain a limitation and an alternative method for effective field application needs to be investigated. Three...
Akello, J.
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Dubois, T.
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Gold, C.S.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Nakavuma, J.
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Paparu, P.
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[Beauveria bassiana (balsamo) vuillemin as an endophyte in tissue 3 culture banana (Musa spp.)]
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Beauveria bassiana (balsamo) vuillemin as an endophyte in tissue 3 culture banana (Musa spp.)
Endophytic non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates are known to control Radopholus similis through induced resistance. Using complementary (c)DNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP), we identified genes induced in nematode-susceptible and -tolerant bananas following colonization...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Viljoen, A.
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[Differential gene expression in East African highland bananas (Musa spp.): interactions between nonpathogenic Fusarium V5w2 and Radopholus similis]
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Differential gene expression in East African highland bananas (Musa spp.): interactions between nonpathogenic Fusarium V5w2 and Radopholus similis
The use of mutualistic fungal endophytes to control the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) and banana parasitic nematodes (Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus) is currently being investigated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Fungal e...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Gold, C.S.
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Adipala, E.
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Niere, B.
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Coyne, D.
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[Inoculation, colonization, and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants]
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Inoculation, colonization, and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants
Among the major constriats to highland cooking banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) production in Uganda is the high pests infestation levels. Most important are the banana weevil cosmopolites sordidus and a complex of plant parasitic root nematodes of which Radopholus similis is the most important. Clean p...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Athman, S.
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Kapindu, S.
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Coyne, D.
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Gold, C.
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Adipala, E.
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Mukwaba, E.
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[Merging biotechnology with biological control: banana Musa tissue culture plants enhanced by endophytic fungi]
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Merging biotechnology with biological control: banana Musa tissue culture plants enhanced by endophytic fungi
Non-pathogenic endophytic Fusarium oxysporum inoculated into banana (Musa spp.) tissue culture plants can provide protection against banana weevils (Cosmopolites sordidus) and nematodes (Radopholus similis). The degree of control probably depends, in part, upon the level of endophyte establishmen...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Gold, C.
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Niere, B.
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Adipala, E.
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Coyne, D.
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[Improved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum]
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Improved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum