Banana (Musa spp.) is a vegatatively propagated crop and the type of planting material is of great importancefor the productivity of banana plantations. Traditionally, sucker derived planting materials havebeen used to establish banana plantations but there is a risk of transmitting pests such as...
Niere, B.
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Gold, C.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Dubois, T.
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Sikora, R.A.
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[Performance of tissuecultured versus suckerderived East African highland banana (Musa AAAEA) under high and low input systems in Uganda]
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Performance of tissuecultured versus suckerderived East African highland banana (Musa AAAEA) under high and low input systems in Uganda
Endophytic non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates are known to control Radopholus similis through induced resistance. Using complementary (c)DNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP), we identified genes induced in nematode-susceptible and -tolerant bananas following colonization...
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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[Differential gene expression in East African highland bananas (Musa spp.): interactions between nonpathogenic Fusarium V5w2 and Radopholus similis]
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Differential gene expression in East African highland bananas (Musa spp.): interactions between nonpathogenic Fusarium V5w2 and Radopholus similis
Use of 50 × 500 mm non-woven fiber bands impregnated with cultures of entomopathogenic fungi was investigated for control of Anoplophora glabripennis. Fungal bands produced as a commercial pest control product and obtained from industry contained Beauveria brongniartii NBL 851 while lab-produced ...
Dubois, T.
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Li, Z.
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Jiafu, H.
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Hajek, A.E.
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[Efficacy of fiber bands impregnated with Beauveria brongniartii cultures against the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)]
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Efficacy of fiber bands impregnated with Beauveria brongniartii cultures against the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
The use of mutualistic fungal endophytes to control the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) and banana parasitic nematodes (Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus) is currently being investigated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Fungal e...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Gold, C.S.
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Adipala, E.
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Niere, B.
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Coyne, D.
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[Inoculation, colonization, and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants]
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Inoculation, colonization, and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants
Among the major constriats to highland cooking banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) production in Uganda is the high pests infestation levels. Most important are the banana weevil cosmopolites sordidus and a complex of plant parasitic root nematodes of which Radopholus similis is the most important. Clean p...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Athman, S.
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Kapindu, S.
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Coyne, D.
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Gold, C.
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Adipala, E.
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Mukwaba, E.
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[Merging biotechnology with biological control: banana Musa tissue culture plants enhanced by endophytic fungi]
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Merging biotechnology with biological control: banana Musa tissue culture plants enhanced by endophytic fungi
Non-pathogenic endophytic Fusarium oxysporum inoculated into banana (Musa spp.) tissue culture plants can provide protection against banana weevils (Cosmopolites sordidus) and nematodes (Radopholus similis). The degree of control probably depends, in part, upon the level of endophyte establishmen...
Paparu, P.
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Dubois, T.
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Gold, C.
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Niere, B.
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Adipala, E.
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Coyne, D.
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[Improved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum]
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Improved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum
The burrowing nematode Radopholus similis is one of the major constraints to banana (Musa spp.) production worldwide. Resource-poor farmers can potentially manage R. similis by using naturally occurring banana endophytes, such as nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum, that are inoculated into tissue c...
Athman, S.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.
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Gold, C.
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Labuschagne, N.
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Viljoen, A.
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[Effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum on host preference of Radopholus similis to tissue culture banana plants]
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Effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum on host preference of Radopholus similis to tissue culture banana plants
We analyse yield effects of tissue culture (TC) banana technology in the Kenyan
small farm sector, using recent survey data and an endogenous switching
regression approach. TC banana plantlets, which are free from pests and diseases,
have been introduced in East Africa since the late 1990s. Altho...
Kabunga, N.
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Dubois, T.
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Qaim, M.
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[Yield effects of tissue culture bananas in Kenya: accounting for selection bias and the role of complementary inputs]
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Yield effects of tissue culture bananas in Kenya: accounting for selection bias and the role of complementary inputs
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