Ugandans eat more bananas than anyone else, drink banana beer and have a word for a banana variety which also means “food”. Jeff Daniells of Queensland’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (QDAFF) attended an international banana workshop in Uganda. He provided this report with Deb...
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo constitutes an area where the East African Highland bananas (Musa-AAA-EA) and plantains (Musa-AAB) meet. However, Musa diversity in this region has never been characterized nor represented in national or international collections, yet increasing human activiti...
Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Valimuzigha, K.
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Karamura, D.
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Adheka, J.
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Ibanda, B.
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Dhed’a, B.
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Kamira, M.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Diversity and morphological characterization of Musa spp. in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Diversity and morphological characterization of Musa spp. in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Landraces contain many genotypes, which makes them a good source of genes for crop improvement and hence provide an incentive to conserve them. Banana sampling and collection were carried out along the Uganda–Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) border, which is home to the largest in situ div...
Karamura, D.
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Ocimati, W.
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Ss, R.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Walyawula, S.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Banana genotype composition along the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border: a gene pool mix for plantain and highland bananas: In: Banana systems in the humid highlands 22 of Sub-Saharan Africa (eds G. Blomme, P. van Asten and B. Vanlauwe)]
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Banana genotype composition along the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border: a gene pool mix for plantain and highland bananas: In: Banana systems in the humid highlands 22 of Sub-Saharan Africa (eds G. Blomme, P. van Asten and B. Vanlauwe)
INIBAP has just published the second edition of Musalogue - a catalogue of Musa diversity. This publication provides descriptions and photographs of species and varieties covering most of the diversity in the genus Musa. Each entry in the catalogue is represented by a photograph and a morpho-taxo...
Daniells, J.
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Jenny, C.
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Karamura, D.
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Tomekpe, K.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Musalogue: Diversity in the genus Musa]
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Musalogue: Diversity in the genus Musa
Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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Karamura, D.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Lepoint, P.
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Kanyaruguru, J.P.
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Ngezahayo, F.
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Ndungo, V.
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Hakizimana, S.
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[On-farm Musa germplasm diversity in different agroecologies of Burundi]
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On-farm Musa germplasm diversity in different agroecologies of Burundi
Blomme, Guy
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Ploetz, R.
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Jones, D.
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Langhe, E. de
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Price, N.
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Gold, C.
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Geering, A.
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Viljoen, A.
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Karamura, D.
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Pillay, M.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Teycheney, P.Y.
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Lepoint, P.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Buddenhagen, I.W.
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[A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting materials and quarantine measures]
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A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting materials and quarantine measures
Ekesa, B.N.
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Kimiywe, J.
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Davey, M.W.
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Claudie, D.M.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Karamura, D.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) cultivar preference, local processing techniques and consumption patterns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) cultivar preference, local processing techniques and consumption patterns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Studies on banana diversity and distribution have been carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the 1950s. However, there are still insufficient data on the distribution of diversity in large areas of the Congo basin. The present study was conducted in the surrounding regi...
Adheka, J.
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Komoy, J.
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Tamaru, C.
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Sivirahauma, C.
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Dhed’a, D.B.
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Karamura, D.
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Langhe, E. de
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Swennen, R.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Edmeades, S.
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Smale, M.
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Karamura, D.
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[Biodiversity of bananas on farms in Uganda: June 2006, Brief 24]
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Biodiversity of bananas on farms in Uganda: June 2006, Brief 24
Understanding user preferred traits is important for the successful development and adoption of improved banana cultivars. This article provides an overview of different banana products, cultivars used to make those products and the preferred characteristics as reported by men and women farmers i...
Marimo, P.
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Karamura, D.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Shimwela, M.M.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Batte, M.
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Massawe, C.
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Okurut, A.W.
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Mbongo, D.B.
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Crichton, R.
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[Post-harvest use of banana in Uganda and Tanzania: Product characteristics and cultivar preferences of male and female farmers.]
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Post-harvest use of banana in Uganda and Tanzania: Product characteristics and cultivar preferences of male and female farmers.