The distribution of contaminated planting material (suckers) remains a major cause of spread of pests and diseases in banana. A traditional subsistence staple in East Africa, banana is becoming increasingly a commercialized commodity in the region. Essential for effective commercialization of thi...
Bauer, V.
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Burkart, Stefan
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Abele, S.
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Kahangi, E.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hoffmann, V.
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[Financing, handling, hardening and marketing of tissue culturederived planting material through nurseries: the case of banana and plantain in Kenya, Uganda and Burundi]
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Financing, handling, hardening and marketing of tissue culturederived planting material through nurseries: the case of banana and plantain in Kenya, Uganda and Burundi
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
Crop plant association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) often prove beneficial to crop productivity through a number of mechanisms, such as improved access to nutrients and water, pest and disease suppression. Banana and plantain are both mycorrhizal plants, with a number of studies demons...
Jefwa, J.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Elsen, A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Benefits and potential use of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in banana and plantain systems in Africa]
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Benefits and potential use of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in banana and plantain systems in Africa
The lack of clean planting material is a major constraint for banana production in East and Central Africa. When establishing new fields, tissue culture plantlets will reduce damage by banana pests and diseases. Pest infestation or reinfestation, however, remains a vital concern. Fungal endophyte...
Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Kahangi, E.
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Turoop, L.
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Nsubuga, E.
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[Endophyte enhanced banana tissue culture: technology transfer through publicprivate partnerships in Kenya and Uganda]
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Endophyte enhanced banana tissue culture: technology transfer through publicprivate partnerships in Kenya and Uganda
Tenkouano, A.
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Hauser, S.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Clean planting materials and management practices for sustained production of banana and plantain in Africa]
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Clean planting materials and management practices for sustained production of banana and plantain in Africa
Coyne, D.L.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Evaluation of a method to simultaneously screen Musa germplasm against multiple nematode species]
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Evaluation of a method to simultaneously screen Musa germplasm against multiple nematode species
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...