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
Plantain is one of the most important sources of food in the African lowlands stretching from the lowlands of Guinea and Liberia to the central basin of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Because plantain cultivars do not produce seeds, plantain cultivation is based on vegetatively tran...
Losimba, J.K.
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Giria, J.A.
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Djailo, B.D.
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Karamura, D.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
This work focused on the morphological characterization of plantain cultivars collected in the period 2005–2014 in 280 villages across 9 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These cultivars were established in two field collections at the University of Kisangani.Existing descriptors wer...
Adheka, J.G.
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Dhed’a, D.B.
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Karamura, D.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.L.
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Langhe, E. de
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[The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The East African highlands, home to more than 80 cultivated varieties of locally evolved bananas, constitute a secondary centre of banana diversity. Uganda is the leading producer and consumer of banana in the region and also enjoys the highest diversity of a group of bananas uniquely adapted to ...
Gold, C.S.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Abera, A.M.K.
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Karamura, D.
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[Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda]
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Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda
New varieties are often developed on research stations with limited farmer involvement until the final stages of testing. Recently, farmer participatory approaches have been employed to include farmers' input into breeding objectives at much earlier stages of varietal development. This paper repo...
Gold, C.S.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Abera, A.M.K.
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Karamura, D.
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[Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda]
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Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda