The entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) survives as an endophyte in a wide range of plants, offering substantial protection against tunneling insect pests. Although current research indicates that the fungus can live as an endophyte in tissue-cultured b...
Akello, J.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Kyamanywa, S.
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[Effect of endophytic Beauveria bassiana on populations of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, and their damage in tissuecultured banana plants]
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Effect of endophytic Beauveria bassiana on populations of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, and their damage in tissuecultured banana plants
The effect of endophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) plants against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus was examined in a screenhouse study in Uganda. Tissue-cultured banana plants (cv. Kibuzi, genome group EA-AAA) were inoculated by dipping roots in a B. bassiana suspension of 1...
A banana streak virus disease survey was conducted in 25 districts in 3 of the 6 plantain growing regions of Ghana in 2001. A total of 40 farms were evaluated for the presence of the disease in each region. Triple antibody Sandwich-enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique was used in t...
Lamptey, J.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Anno-Nyako, F.O.
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Banful, B.
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Hughes, J.
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[Banana streak disease survey in three plantain growing regions of Ghana]
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Banana streak disease survey in three plantain growing regions of Ghana
In 1990, observations were made on the nematode species profile on bananas in Oyugis district, Kenya. The country-wide survey was conducted in 1993 across 13 primary Musa growing districts. Observations were made on banana cultivars Nakyetengu (AAA) and Sukali Ndizi (AB). Considerable variation i...
Reddy, K.S.
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Prasad, J.S.
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Speijer, P.
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Sikora, R.A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Distribution of plantparasitic nematodes on Musa in Kenya]
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Distribution of plantparasitic nematodes on Musa in Kenya
Triploid plantains (Musa AAB) are among the most important horticultural crops of West Africa. However, all landraces are susceptible to black Sigatoka, a fungal disease caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Morelet. To ameliorate the spread of this epidemic, exotic triploid cooking bananas (ABB), ...
Ferris, R.S.B.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas]
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Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas
Host plant response of seven Musa accessions to Radophlus similis and helicotylenchus multicintus was evaluated at Namulonge, Uganda.Suckers detached from first cycle harvested plants grown in inoculated and not inoculated fields were indexed for root and corm damage. Nematodes were extracted fro...
Speijer, P.R.
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Ssango, F.
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[Evaluation of Musa host plant response using nematode densities and damage indices]
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Evaluation of Musa host plant response using nematode densities and damage indices
Crop diseases significantly suppress plant yields and in extreme cases wipe out entire crop species threatening food security and eroding rural livelihoods. It is therefore critical to estimate the extent to which shocks like disease epidemics can affect food availability and the capacity of smal...
Kikulwe, E.M.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Gotor, E.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda]
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Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda
A specific and rapid diagnostic tool has been developed to detect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt of banana. PCR primers were developed from intergenic regions of X. campestris pv. musacearum following its partial sequence. A total of 48 primers were test...
Adikini, S.
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Tripathi, L.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Magembe, E.M.
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Kim, D.J.
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[Development of a specific molecular tool for detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum]
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Development of a specific molecular tool for detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
Studies on banana diversity and distribution have been carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the 1950s. However, there are still insufficient data on the distribution of diversity in large areas of the Congo basin. The present study was conducted in the surrounding regi...
Adheka, J.
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Komoy, J.
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Tamaru, C.
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Sivirahauma, C.
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Dhed’a, D.B.
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Karamura, D.
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Langhe, E. de
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Swennen, R.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Fusarium oxysporum formae specialis cubense (Foc) is a soil-borne fungus that causes Fusarium wilt, which is considered to be the most destructive disease of bananas. The fungus is believed to have evolved with its host in the Indo-Malayan region, and from there it was spread to other banana-grow...
Mostert, D.
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Molina, A.B.
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Daniells, J.
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Fourie, G.
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Hermanto, C.
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Chao, C.P.
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Fabregar, E.
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Sinohin, V.G.
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Masdek, N.
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Thangavelu, R.
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Li, C.
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Yi, G.
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Mostert, L.
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Viljoen, A.
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[The distribution and host range of the banana Fusarium wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, in Asia]
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The distribution and host range of the banana Fusarium wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, in Asia