Banana is an important crop for food and income in Burundi. However, average annual yields are low (5 t/ha) because of low and declining soil fertility, and pest and disease pressure. To help overcome the challenges to banana production in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, the Consortium ...
Kamira, M.
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Crichton, R.J.
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Kanyaruguru, J.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Blomme, Guy
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Njukwe, E.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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[Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi]
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Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi
Muchunguzi, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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[Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa. The story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement.]
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Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa. The story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement.
This study assessed the growth and yield of two introduced cooking banana cultivars ‘Mpologoma’ and ‘NARITA 4’ relative to seven local highland cooking cultivars, across three sites in Rwanda, namely Karongi (1496 m a.s.l.), Gatore (1523 m a.s.l.) and Rwinzuki (1671 m a.s.l.). Data were obtained ...
Ndayitegeye, O.
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Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.
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Crichton, R.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Bahati, L.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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[Multi-locational evaluation of cooking banana cultivars ‘NARITA 4’ hybrid and ‘Mpologoma’ in Rwanda]
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Multi-locational evaluation of cooking banana cultivars ‘NARITA 4’ hybrid and ‘Mpologoma’ in Rwanda
Utilization of systems approach using multistakeholder platforms as modality of
intervention has been increasingly experimented in agricultural research in tropical zones.
Recent research findings indicated strong evidence of the positive contribution of research
for development (R4D) and innovat...
Sartas, Murat
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Sole, A.
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Lamers, D.
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Namazzi, S.
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Awori, M.
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Schut, Marc
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Tenywa, M.M.
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Leeuwis, C.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[The Stepping stones to success: how we achieve high ownership and reflective learning in multistakeholder processes in Uganda?]
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The Stepping stones to success: how we achieve high ownership and reflective learning in multistakeholder processes in Uganda?