Banana leaf pruning is a common practice to facilitate intercropping with legumes on farmers’ fields. It is however not clear if this practice improves farmers land-use and economic efficiency, especially after full canopy formation. To analyze pruning effects, three legumes viz. bush bean (Phase...
Ocimati, W.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Taulya, G.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Dhed’a, B.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Blomme, Guy
,
[Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands]
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Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands
In Uganda, banana (Musa spp) and coffee (Coffea spp) form the economic base for a big population of small-scale farmers and provide environmental protection. However, their production is currently declining. The two crops are grown in association as intercrops or adjacent monocultures but little ...
Ragama, P.E.
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Nankinga, C.
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Okech, H.
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Gold, C.
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Wetala, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Nambuye, A.
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[Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of bananacoffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement]
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Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of bananacoffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement
Climate Smart Agriculture Rapid Appraisal (CSA-RA) is a prioritization tool for outscaling Climate Smart Agriculture. This manual provides step-by-step guidelines in implementing the CSA-RA. This process provides an assessment of key barriers and opportunities to CSA adoption across landscapes by...
This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change
adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management
policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key
informants across various policy im...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Happy, Providence
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda]
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The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
In Sahelian countries, agriculture often relies on irrigation especially for rice cropping which has been introduced these last decades. As most of the water resources used for irrigation (mainly rivers and lakes) have an alkaline composition, rice cropping is often held as responsible for soil a...
Hammecker, C.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Marlet, S.
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Maeght, J.L.
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Poss, R.
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[Simulating the evolution of soil solutions in irrigated rice soils in the Sahel]
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Simulating the evolution of soil solutions in irrigated rice soils in the Sahel
Jagwe, J.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Abele, S.
,
[Banana marketing in Rwanda, Burundi and South Kivu: CIALCA project survey report]
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Banana marketing in Rwanda, Burundi and South Kivu: CIALCA project survey report
Kissel, E.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Swennen, R.L.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Carpentier, S.C.
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[Transpiration efficiency versus growth: Exploring the banana biodiversity for drought tolerance]
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Transpiration efficiency versus growth: Exploring the banana biodiversity for drought tolerance
Namazzi, S.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Lamers, D.
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Sole-Amat, A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Dubois, T.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Tenywa, M.M.
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Mugisa, I.
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McCampbell, M.
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Sartas, Murat
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[Crop–livestock–tree integration in Uganda: the case of Mukono–Wakiso innovation platform]
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Crop–livestock–tree integration in Uganda: the case of Mukono–Wakiso innovation platform
Agronomic performances of local and exotic Musa species were evaluated across seven agro-ecologies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Generally, all the cultivars performed well. Mean bunch yields varied between 11 and 42 kg across different use groups and agro-ecologies. Introduced cultiva...
Kamira, M.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vutseme, L.
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Blomme, Guy
,
[Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Banana-legume intercropping systems are commonly practiced in the highland zones of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to maximize land use and intensify crop production. However, banana leaves are pruned during legume intercropping to improve sunlight penetration for the legume. On-farm ex...
Ntamwira, J.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Dheda Djailo, B.
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Monde, T.
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Kamira, M.
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Blomme, Guy
,
[Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo