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
A digital camera fitted with a hemispherical lens was used to generate canopy leaf area index (LAI) values for a banana (Musa spp.) field trial with the aim of establishing a method for monitoring stresses on tall crop plants. The trial in Uganda consisted of two cultivars susceptible to nematode...
Roderick, H.
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Mbiru, E.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Tripathi, L.
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Atkinson, H.J.
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[Quantitative digital imaging of banana growth suppression by plant parasitic nematodes]
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Quantitative digital imaging of banana growth suppression by plant parasitic nematodes
Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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[Endophyte-enhanced tissue culture banana in East Africa: a novel way to combat soil-borne banana pests]
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Endophyte-enhanced tissue culture banana in East Africa: a novel way to combat soil-borne banana pests
The burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne) and the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are major pests of banana (Musa spp.) in the Lake Victoria basin region of Uganda. Among biological options to control the two pests is the use of non-pathogen...
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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[Dual inoculation of Fusarium oxysporum endophytes in banana: effect on plant colonization, growth and control of the root burrowing nematode and the banana weevil]
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Dual inoculation of Fusarium oxysporum endophytes in banana: effect on plant colonization, growth and control of the root burrowing nematode and the banana weevil
In studying plant colonization by inoculated Fusarium oxysporum endophytes, it is important to be able to distinguish inoculated isolates from saprophytic strains. In the current study, F. oxysporum isolates were transformed with the green (GFP) and red fluorescent protein (DsRed) genes, and beno...
Paparu, P.
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Macleod, A.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Viljoen, A.
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[Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates]
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Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
We studied the effect of treating banana and plantain (Musa spp.) suckers using boiling water for the generation of healthy planting material. Small, medium and large-sized suckers of two East African highland bananas (cvs. Mbwazirume, Kibuzi, AAA-EA) and one of plantain (cv. Agbagba, AAB) were d...
Coyne, D.L.
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Wasukira, A.
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Dusabe, J.
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Rotifa, I.
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Dubois, T.
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[Boiling water treatment: a simple, rapid and effective technique for nematode and banana weevil management in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) planting material]
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Boiling water treatment: a simple, rapid and effective technique for nematode and banana weevil management in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) planting material
The root burrowing nematode Radopholus similis and the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus are major pests of banana in the Lake Victoria basin region. An integrated pest management approach that includes habitat management, biological control, host plant resistance and chemical control is curren...
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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[Effect of dual endophyte inoculations on plant colonization, and control of Radopholus similis and the banana weevil]
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Effect of dual endophyte inoculations on plant colonization, and control of Radopholus similis and the banana weevil
Pests and diseases of bananas (Musa spp.) threaten the livelihoods of over 20million people in the Great Lakes region. Geographic information systems (GIS)provide valuable tools in monitoring, predicting, managing and fighting the spreadof pests and diseases. The tools offer opportunities for cos...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Legg, C.
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Mwangi, M.
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Nakato, V.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Sonder, Kai
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Abele, S.
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[The potential benefits of GIS techniques in disease and pest control: an example based on a regional project in Central Africa]
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The potential benefits of GIS techniques in disease and pest control: an example based on a regional project in Central Africa
Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Felde, A. zum
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[Enhanced protection for tissue cultured banana plants]
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Enhanced protection for tissue cultured banana plants
Three bioassays were conducted to investigate the antagonistic effect of secondary metabolites produced by 5 endophytic Fusarium oxysporum isolates from banana (Musa spp.) plants in Kenya, against Pratylenchus goodeyi. Percentage paralyses were recorded 3, 6 and 24 h after exposure to culture fil...
Mwaura, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Losenge, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Kahangi, E.
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[Effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum on paralysis and mortality of Pratylenchus goodeyi]
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Effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum on paralysis and mortality of Pratylenchus goodeyi