Africa is one of the secondary centers of diversity for the genus Musa. There is a wide range of genetic diversity in the bananas found in the continent with different types dominating different ecological sub-regions. Banana production in Africa is affected by a number of diseases and pests. The...
Pillay, M.
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Ssebuliba, R.
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Hartman, J.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Talengera, D.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Conventional breeding strategies to enhance the sustainability of Musa biodiversity conservation for endemic cultivars on farm]
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Conventional breeding strategies to enhance the sustainability of Musa biodiversity conservation for endemic cultivars on farm
Nowakunda, K.
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Barekye, A.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Namaganda, J.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Nabulya, G.
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Erima, R.
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Akankwasa, K.
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Hilman, E.
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Batte, M.
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Karamura, D.
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[Kiwangaazi (syn 'KABANA 6H') black sigatoka, nematode and banana weevil tolerant 'Matooke' hybrid banana released in Uganda]
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Kiwangaazi (syn 'KABANA 6H') black sigatoka, nematode and banana weevil tolerant 'Matooke' hybrid banana released in Uganda
Banana (Musa sp.) represents one of the most important world food crops after maize, rice, wheat and cassava. Many pests and diseases have significantly affected banana cultivation. Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is one of the most im...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Arinaitwe, G.
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Kiggundu, A.
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[Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease]
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Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Gold, C.S.
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Okech, S.H.O.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Waele, D. de
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[Soil quality problems in East African banana systems and their relation with other yield loss factors]
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Soil quality problems in East African banana systems and their relation with other yield loss factors
The effects of a leaf spot complex (including Mycosphaerella musicola, M. fijiensis and Cladosporium musae) and leaf pruning on plant growth and yield in highland bananas were investigated in a field trial at Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute. Results from the first ratoon crop revealed tha...
Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Holderness, M.
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Gold, C.
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Deadman, M.L.
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[The leaf spot complex on highland bananas in Uganda]
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The leaf spot complex on highland bananas in Uganda
Xanthomonas vasicola p.v. mucasearum (Xvm) is the causal agent of banana bacterial wilt which is currently constraining banana production in Eastern Africa. One mode of transmission is by insect vectors and studies in Uganda have shown that drosophilids, honey and stingless bees are of particular...
Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Mwangi, M.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Antibiotic effects of aqueous extract of honeybee propolis against Xanthomonas vasicola P.V. Musacearum]
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Antibiotic effects of aqueous extract of honeybee propolis against Xanthomonas vasicola P.V. Musacearum
Pseudocercospora fijiensis, causal agent of the black Sigatoka disease (BSD) of Musa spp., has spread globally since its discovery in Fiji 1963 to all the banana and plantain growing areas across the globe. It is becoming the most damaging and economically important disease of this crop. The iden...
Onyilo, F.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Chen, L.H.
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Falk, B.
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Stergiopoulos, I.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tripathi, L.
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[Silencing of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) fus3 and slt2 in pseudocercospora fijiensis reduces growth and virulence on host plants]
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Silencing of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) fus3 and slt2 in pseudocercospora fijiensis reduces growth and virulence on host plants
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Korie, S.
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Shotkoski, F.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt diseaseresistant bananas in East Africa]
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Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt diseaseresistant bananas in East Africa
Plant parasitic nematodes impose losses of up to 70% on plantains and cooking bananas in Africa.
Application of nematicides is inappropriate and resistant cultivars are unavailable. Where grown, demand
for plantain is more than for other staple crops. Confined field testing demonstrated that tran...
Tripathi, L.
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Babirye, A.
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Roderick, H.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Changa, C.
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Urwin, P.E.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Atkinson, H.J.
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[Field resistance of transgenic plantain to nematodes has potential for future African food security]
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Field resistance of transgenic plantain to nematodes has potential for future African food security
Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Mwangi, M.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Comparative importance and epidemiology of BXW transmission through female and male inflorescences]
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Comparative importance and epidemiology of BXW transmission through female and male inflorescences