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)
Creanen, K.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[First International Conference on banana and plantain for Africa]
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First International Conference on banana and plantain for Africa
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
Banana germplasm collections serves as a source of useful genes for banana breeding. However, insufficient and/or inaccurate information on the ploidy level of the germplasm renders its utilization in breeding difficult. The objective of this study was to determine and validate the ploidy level o...
Karamura, D.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Muhangi, S.
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Nyine, M.
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Pillay, M.
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Tendo, R.S.
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Talengera, D.
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Namanya, P.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa]
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Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa
In this study, both healthy tissue culture plantlets and maiden suckers of the Nakitembe cultivar were used to assess the damage level variation caused by banana weevils collected from different banana growing regions. Seventy-nine (79) tissue culture plantlets and fifty (50) suckers were establi...
Twesigye, C.K.
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Ssekatawa, K.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Matovu, E.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from different banana growing regions in Uganda]
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Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from different banana growing regions in Uganda
An optimal control framework is designed inwhich the use of clean plantingmaterials, debudding, disinfection of tools, and roguing
are considered as control measures of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) within a plantation of multiple cultivars. A model for a
special case of two cultivars (AAA- and A...
Nakakawa, J.
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Mugisha, J.Y.T.
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Shaw, M.W.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Banana Xanthomonas wilt infection: the role of debudding and roguing as control options within a mixed cultivar plantation]
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Banana Xanthomonas wilt infection: the role of debudding and roguing as control options within a mixed cultivar plantation
Fusarium wilt of bananas (Musa species) is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). Foc race 1 in particular affects dessert bananas in Uganda, causing >60% yield loss. This study was conducted to assess the performance of two new apple banana genotypes for bunch yield, resistance to Fo...
Buregyeya, H.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Talengera, D.
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Nowankunda, K.
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Arinaitwe, G.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Karamura, D.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Rubaihayo, P.
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[Development of two high-yielding, consumer-acceptable apple banana hybrids (Musa species, AAB genome group) with resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1]
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Development of two high-yielding, consumer-acceptable apple banana hybrids (Musa species, AAB genome group) with resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1
The highland green cooking banana (Musa spp. Type AAA-EA) is the most important staple crop in southern Uganda and throughout the East African Great Lakes Region. The crop is a key component in both the food security and agricultural sustainability of the region.
Gold, C.S.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Bagamba, F.
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Abera, A.M.
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[Geographic shifts in highland cooking banana (Musa, group AAA EA) production in Uganda: site and data summaries]
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Geographic shifts in highland cooking banana (Musa, group AAA EA) production in Uganda: site and data summaries
Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) remains a major threat to banana, an important food and income crop for 12 million poor small-holder farmers in Uganda. Although, BXW has been controlled to some extent in parts of South-western Uganda, it is still a big problem in banana growing areas of Central and...
Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Tinzaara, W.
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[Community mobilization: a key to effective control of banana Xanthomonas wilt]
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Community mobilization: a key to effective control of banana Xanthomonas wilt
Declines in banana (Musa spp.) productivity in western Kenya since 2006 have been exacerbated by Xanthomonas wilt, caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum.This study provided insight of household dynamics influencing efforts to eradicate the disease from Ugunja, Lunjre, Sidindi and Sigome...
Ochola, D.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Odongo, M.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Onyango, M.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Household dynamics influencing effective eradication of Xanthomonas wilt in smallholder banana systems in Ugunja division-Kenya]
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Household dynamics influencing effective eradication of Xanthomonas wilt in smallholder banana systems in Ugunja division-Kenya