Banana is a key staple and cash crop in east and central Africa. However, the recent outbreak of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) has threatened farmers whose livelihoods depend on the crop. Since 2002, stakeholders embarked on campaigns to sensitize farmers on the disease and its management. This s...
Jogo, Wellington
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Onyango, M.
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Odongo, M.
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[Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya]
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Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya
Ochola, D.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Ocimati, W.
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Karamura, D.A.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Farmers' awareness and perceived benefits of agro-ecological intensification practices in banana systems in Uganda]
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Farmers' awareness and perceived benefits of agro-ecological intensification practices in banana systems in Uganda
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
Soil nutrient depletion and Xanthomonas wilt (Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum) are major causes of declining productivity in smallholder banana systems in East and Central Africa. This study examined the interactive effect of fertilizer and inoculum concentration on development of Xanthomon...
Ochola, D.
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Ocimati, W.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Interactive effects of fertilizer and inoculum concentration on subsequent development of xanthomonas wilt in banana]
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Interactive effects of fertilizer and inoculum concentration on subsequent development of xanthomonas wilt in banana
Management of harvested (senescent) banana pseudostems has implications for efficiency of nutrient use for sole cropped as well as intercropped bananas. Two studies were conducted on aspects of nutrient flows from senescent pseudostems. Sixty one and 55% of the initial N and P, respectively, in s...
Wortmann, Charles S.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Gold, C.
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[Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems]
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Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) is the most important insect pest of bananas and plantains (Musa spp.). The larvae bore in the corm, reducing nutrient uptake and weakening the stability of the plant. Attack in newly planted banana stands can lead to crop failure. In established f...
Gold, C.S.
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Pena, J.E.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)]
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Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Crop diseases significantly suppress plant yields and in extreme cases wipe out entire crop species threatening food security and eroding rural livelihoods. It is therefore critical to estimate the extent to which shocks like disease epidemics can affect food availability and the capacity of smal...
Kikulwe, E.M.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Gotor, E.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda]
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Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda
Ssebulime, G.
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Nyombi, K.
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Kagezi, G.H.
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Mpiira, S.
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Byabagambi, S.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Staver, C.
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[Canopy management, leaf fall and litter quality of dominant tree species in the banana agroforestry system in Uganda]
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Canopy management, leaf fall and litter quality of dominant tree species in the banana agroforestry system in Uganda
Okech, S.
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Karugaba, A.
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Gold, C.
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Nyakuni, A.
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Ssali, H.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Influence of soil conservation bunds, compost manure, coffee and bean intercropping on weevil incidence, banana vigour and bunch weight in Bagambaa subcounty, a hilly environment in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda]
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Influence of soil conservation bunds, compost manure, coffee and bean intercropping on weevil incidence, banana vigour and bunch weight in Bagambaa subcounty, a hilly environment in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda
meanfly (Ophiomyia spp.) incidence was investigated at the farm field level to determine losses at successive plant ages over varying altitudes in the Kabale District of Uganda. A higher beanfly population was found at the 1,860-2,110 m altitude range than at both lower and higher ranges. Both be...
Se investigo la incidencia de Ophiomyia spp. a nivel de fincas para determinar las perdidas en las distintas edades de la planta a diferentes alt. en el distrito de Kabale, Uganda. Se encontro una mayor poblacion de mosca del frijol en el rango de alt. entre 1860 y 2110 m que en los rangos inferi...