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
Nowakunda, K.
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Barekye, A.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Namaganda, J.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Nabulya, G.
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Erima, R.
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Akankwasa, K.
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Hilman, E.
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Batte, M.
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Karamura, D.
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[Kiwangaazi (syn 'KABANA 6H') black sigatoka, nematode and banana weevil tolerant 'Matooke' hybrid banana released in Uganda]
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Kiwangaazi (syn 'KABANA 6H') black sigatoka, nematode and banana weevil tolerant 'Matooke' hybrid banana released in Uganda
This study assessed the on-farm Musa germplasm diversity across different agro-ecologies of Rwanda and the socio-economic utilization options and selection practices that create/maintain this diversity on-farm. Methodology and results: A Musa germplasm diagnostic survey was carried out in 2007 in...
Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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Karamura, D.
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Rutikanga, A.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Nsabimana, A.
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Murekezi, C.
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[Musa germplasm diversity status across a wide range of agro-ecological zones in Rwanda]
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Musa germplasm diversity status across a wide range of agro-ecological zones in Rwanda
Onyango, M.
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Karamura, D.
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Keeley, S.
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Manshardt, R.
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Haymer, D.
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[Morphological characterisation of East African AAB and AA dessert bananas (Musa spp.)]
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Morphological characterisation of East African AAB and AA dessert bananas (Musa spp.)
All the edible AA varieties studied here are genetically homogeneous, constituting a unique subgroup,
here called ‘Mchare’, despite high phenotypic variation and adaptions to highly diverse ecological zones.
At triploid level, and besides the well-known AAA Mutika subgroup, at least two other gen...
Perrier, X.
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Jenny, C.
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Bakry, F.
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Karamura, D.
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Kitavi, M.
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Dubois, C.
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Hervouet, C.
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Philippson, G.
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Langhe, E. de
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[East African diploid and triploid bananas: a genetic complex transported from South-East Asia]
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East African diploid and triploid bananas: a genetic complex transported from South-East Asia