Radopholus similis, Helicotylenchus multicinctus and Meloidogyne spp. are among the major nematode pests of banana worldwide. Nematode management through exploitation of genetic sources of resistance is widely encouraged, especially in resource poor countries. A number of hybrids have been develo...
Wasukira, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Dubois, T.
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Dusabe, J.
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Pillay, M.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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[Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semiarid Uganda]
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Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semiarid Uganda
Lule, M.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Kisitu, D.
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Kamusiime, H.
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Bbemba, J.
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[Trainer’s manual: a training course for banana farmers interested in growing tissue culture bananas]
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Trainer’s manual: a training course for banana farmers interested in growing tissue culture bananas
A field experiment was established in the humid forest of southeastern Nigeria to assess host plant response to nematodes. Fifteen plantain and banana polyploid cultivars (landraces and hybrids) were tested in nematode-infested and non-infested fields on both plant and ratoon crops. The main nema...
Dochez, C.
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Speijer, P.R.
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Schutter, B. de
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Dubois, T.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Waele, D. de
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Ortiz, R.
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[Host plant resistance and tolerance of Musa landraces and hybrids to nematode infestation]
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Host plant resistance and tolerance of Musa landraces and hybrids to nematode infestation
Karangwa, P.
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Mostert, D.
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Ndayihanzamaso, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Niere, B.
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Felde, A. zum
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Schouten, A.
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Blomme, Guy
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Beed, Fen D.
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Viljoen, A.
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[Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in East and Central Africa]
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Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in East and Central Africa
Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Banana tissue culture: community dissemination pathways for delivery of high quality planting material to create markets for African farmers]
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Banana tissue culture: community dissemination pathways for delivery of high quality planting material to create markets for African farmers
Beauveria bassiana, which is effective against a variety of insect pests, is the most researched and commercialised fungal biopesticide. Laboratory and screenhouse studies have revealed great potential of this entomopathogenic fungus for use against the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, in ba...
Akello, J.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hillnhűtter, C.
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[Beauveria bassiana as an artificial endophyte in tissuecultured banana (Musa spp.) plants: a novel way to combat the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus]
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Beauveria bassiana as an artificial endophyte in tissuecultured banana (Musa spp.) plants: a novel way to combat the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus
While tissue culture (TC) technology for vegetative plant propagation is gradually gaining in importance in Africa, rigorous ex post assessments of welfare effects for smallholder farm households is lacking. Using recent survey data and accounting for self-selection in technology adoption, we ana...
Kabunga, N.S.
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Dubois, T.
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Qaim, M.
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[Impact of tissue culture banana technology on farm household income and food security in Kenya]
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Impact of tissue culture banana technology on farm household income and food security in Kenya
Radopholus similisis a major pest of East African highland cooking bananas (Musaspp.) in Uganda. Non-pathogenic Fusariumoxysporumendophytes, isolated from bananas in farmers’ fields, have shown potential to reduceR. Similis numbers in tissue culture banana. The mechanism through which endophyte...
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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[Defenserelated gene expression in susceptible and tolerant bananas (Musa spp.) following inoculation with nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes and challenge with Radopholus similis]
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Defenserelated gene expression in susceptible and tolerant bananas (Musa spp.) following inoculation with nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes and challenge with Radopholus similis
Kahangi, E.
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Turoop, L.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Wainwright, H.
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Mongi, H.O.
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[Bio-enhanced seeds and seedlings for East Africa]
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Bio-enhanced seeds and seedlings for East Africa