Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) was first reported from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1950s, has become invasive and spread into 11 countries in the region. To determine the potential threat of BBTV to the production of bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) in...
Kumar, P.L.
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Hanna, R.
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Alabi, O.J.
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Soko, M.M.
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Oben, T.T.
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Vangu, G.H.P.
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Naidu, R.A.
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[Banana bunchy top virus in subSaharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity]
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Banana bunchy top virus in subSaharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity
Mahuku, George S.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Rapid response to disease outbreaks in maize cultivation: the case of maize lethal necrosis]
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Rapid response to disease outbreaks in maize cultivation: the case of maize lethal necrosis
This study uses the social relations framework to explore gender norms and relations surrounding banana production and banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) containment in six pilot communities in Cameroon and Nigeria. The objective of the study is to understand how gender norms and relations shape an...
Nkengla-Asi, L.
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Olaosebikan, O.D.
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Che, V.S.
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Ngatat, S.
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Zandjanakou-Tachin, M.
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Hanna, R.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa]
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Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa
Cassava 'brown streak' disease (CBSD) is an economically important constraint in important cassava-growing areas of East, Central and Southern Africa. In addition to causing a dry necrotic rot in the tuberous roots of infected plants, which can render them inedible, CBSD depresses yields through ...