Surveys were undertaken at 24 diagnostic sites in Uganda to determine the distribution and incidence of Fusarium wilt on exotic banana cultivars caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Symptoms normally associated with the disease were found to be widespread throughout the major banana growi...
Gold, C.
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Rutherford, M.
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Kangire, A.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Fusarium wilt of banana in Uganda, with special emphasis on wiltlike symptoms observed on east Africa highland cooking cultivars (Musa SPP., AAA)]
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Fusarium wilt of banana in Uganda, with special emphasis on wiltlike symptoms observed on east Africa highland cooking cultivars (Musa SPP., AAA)
Between 1970 and 1990, highland green cooking banana production rapidly declined in the traditional growing areas in the central region, while during the same period banana production expanded in the country's southwest. Thus, Kampala's growing urban market for banana became dependent upon new gr...
Gold, C.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Abera, A.
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Bagamba, F.
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Wejuli, M.
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Karamura, D.
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Ssendge, R.
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Kalyebara, R.
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[Geographic shifts in highland banana production in Uganda]
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Geographic shifts in highland banana production in Uganda
The banana bacterial wilt caused by the Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) is one of the major constraints to banana production in Uganda. Field observations suggest that the primary means of disease spread is by insect transmission through the male flowers. This study carried out an inv...
Tinzaara, W.
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Gold, C.
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Ssekiwoko, F.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Abera, A.
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Eden-Green, S.
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[Role of insects in the transmission of banana bacterial wilt]
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Role of insects in the transmission of banana bacterial wilt
In Uganda, highland banana yields (5-30 t ha-1yr-1) are low in comparison to potential yields (70 t ha-1yr-1) due to high pest and disease pressure, soil fertility decline, and poor management. Although it is generally accepted that soil exhaustion is a major cause of low and declining yields, th...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Gold, C.
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Wendt, J.
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Waele, D. de
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Okech, S.
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Ssali, H.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors]
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Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors
Yield loss in highland banana caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, was studied in field trials in Uganda. Weevils were released at the base of banana mats 9 months after planting. Weevil populations, corm damage, plant growth and yield were assessed over four crop cycles. The effec...
Rukazambuga, N.
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Gold, C.
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Gowen, S.
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[Yield loss in East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEA group) caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar]
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Yield loss in East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEA group) caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar
Damage by banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), contributed to the decline and disappearance of highland cooking-bananas (Musa spp., type AAA-EA) from the central region of Uganda. Commercial growers in the southwest use chemical insecticides for the control of the weevil although resist...
Gold, C.
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Bagabe, M.I.
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Ssendege, R.
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[Banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) tests for suspected resistance to carbofuran and dieldrin in Masaka District, Uganda]
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Banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) tests for suspected resistance to carbofuran and dieldrin in Masaka District, Uganda
Gold, C.
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Okech, S.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Ssendege, R.
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[Banana weevil population densities and related damage in Ntungamo and Mbarara districts, Uganda]
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Banana weevil population densities and related damage in Ntungamo and Mbarara districts, Uganda
Under laboratory conditions, nonpathogenic, endophytic Fusarium oxysporum inflicts high mortality among banana weevils and nematodes. Following inoculation into banana (Musa spp.) tissue cultured plants, successful colonisation is necessary for efficient biological control of these pests. The pat...
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.L.
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[Colonisation pattern of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum, a potential biological control agent, in roots and rhizomes of tissue cultured Musa plantlets]
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Colonisation pattern of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum, a potential biological control agent, in roots and rhizomes of tissue cultured Musa plantlets