This workshop indicated that significant progress has recently been made, leading to the current thinking that three forms of banana streak virus (BSV) exist. It also showed that many questions remain to be answered and that a significant research effort has to be undertaken concerning transmissi...
Frison, Emile A.
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Sharrock, S.L.
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[Banana streak virus: a unique virus-Musa interaction?: Proceedings of a workshop of the PROMUSA Virology working group, 19-21 January 1998, Montpellier, France]
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Banana streak virus: a unique virus-Musa interaction?: Proceedings of a workshop of the PROMUSA Virology working group, 19-21 January 1998, Montpellier, France
The proceedings of the first International Symposium on the socioeconomics of non-export banana production 'Bananas and food security' held in November 1998 in Douala, Cameroon, include 61 contributions from all over the world and cover the following topics: Importance of bananas economically and...
Picq, C.
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Fouré, E.
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Frison, Emile A.
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[Bananas and food security= Les productions bananieres: un enjeu economique majeur pour la securite alimentaire: International symposium, Douala, Cameroon, 10-14 November 1998]
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Bananas and food security= Les productions bananieres: un enjeu economique majeur pour la securite alimentaire: International symposium, Douala, Cameroon, 10-14 November 1998
Proceedings of the workshop divided in three session: 1) Opportunities for conventional breeding for resistance to nematodes of banana and plantain; 2) Current approaches and future opportunities for improving major Musa types in Asia/Pacific regions; 3) Banana research in Malaysia. INIBAP / CIRA...
Frison, Emile A.
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Horry, J-P.
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De Waele, D.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[New frontiers in resistance breeding for nematode, Fusarium and sigatoka: Proceedings of a workshop, 2-5 October 1995, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
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New frontiers in resistance breeding for nematode, Fusarium and sigatoka: Proceedings of a workshop, 2-5 October 1995, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Guadeloupe meeting in march 1997 brought together some 70 of the most prominent researchers involved in Musa improvement world-wide. Discussions of the proposal global programme took place in both plenary and working group meetings and the programme strategy and the medium-termp plan have bee...
Frison, Emile A.
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Orjeda, G.
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Sharrock, S.L.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Promusa: A global programme for Musa improvement: Proceedings of a meeting, 5-9 March 1997, Gosier, Guadalupa]
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Promusa: A global programme for Musa improvement: Proceedings of a meeting, 5-9 March 1997, Gosier, Guadalupa
Diversification has never been so important, as it is now for small-scale farmers competing in a free market economy. Countries of the Caribbean have recognised the niche in the market for organic bananas, the Dominican Republic currently being the largest exporter of organic bananas. This meetin...
Holderness, M.
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Sharrock, S.
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Frison, Emile A.
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Kairo, M.K.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Organic banana 2000: towards an organic banana initiative in the Caribbean: Report of the international workshop on the production and marketing of organic bananas by smallholders. 31 October - 4 November 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]
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Organic banana 2000: towards an organic banana initiative in the Caribbean: Report of the international workshop on the production and marketing of organic bananas by smallholders. 31 October - 4 November 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
This 356-page publication is the proceedings of a workshop held in Nelspruit, South Africa in November 1998. Twenty-one valuable communications are included, giving an up-to-date overview on research activities on weevils, nematodes, pathology and farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Nine count...
Frison, Emile A.
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Gold, C.S.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Sikora, R.A.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Mobilizing IPM for sustainable banana production in Africa: Proceedings of a workshop on banana IPM held in Nelspruit, South Africa - 23 - 28 November 1998]
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Mobilizing IPM for sustainable banana production in Africa: Proceedings of a workshop on banana IPM held in Nelspruit, South Africa - 23 - 28 November 1998
The private sector has been involved in the production and marketing of production inputs such as seeds (Premier, A1heri, UAC), fertilizers (Dangote, Golden), implements John Holt, Saulawa Machinery), agrochemicals (CAPL Rhone Total, etc.) in the state. This sector is also involved in the purchas...