Xanthomonas wilt (XW) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) is an important constraint to banana production in East and Central Africa. The use of clean planting materials (CPM) for establishing new fields/ re-planting rouged fields/mats is recommended. However, banana is mainly p...
Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Vutseme, L.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Bahati, L.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Symptomless banana suckers sourced from Xanthomonas wilt infected fields are a viable alternative for seed within infected banana-based landscapes lacking access to clean planting materials]
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Symptomless banana suckers sourced from Xanthomonas wilt infected fields are a viable alternative for seed within infected banana-based landscapes lacking access to clean planting materials
Insects are a major mode of banana Xanthomonas wilt (XW) spread. High insect activity has been blamed for the high XW incidence in ‘Kayinja’ (ABB-genome) dominated banana landscapes across east and central Africa. ‘Kayinja’ male bud nectar composition reportedly contributes to high insect activit...
Rutikanga, A.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Night, G.
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Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Variation in nectar volume and sugar content in male flowers of Musa cultivars grown in Rwanda and their non-effect on the numbers of visiting key diurnal insect vectors of banana Xanthomonas wilt]
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Variation in nectar volume and sugar content in male flowers of Musa cultivars grown in Rwanda and their non-effect on the numbers of visiting key diurnal insect vectors of banana Xanthomonas wilt
Ntamwira, J.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Bumba, M.
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Vutseme, L.
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Kamira, M.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Macropropagation of banana/plantain using selected local materials: a cost-effective way of mass propagation of planting materials for resource-poor households]
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Macropropagation of banana/plantain using selected local materials: a cost-effective way of mass propagation of planting materials for resource-poor households
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
Blomme, Guy
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Jacobsen, K.
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Ocimati, W.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ssekiwoko, F.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Nakato, V.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tripathi, L.
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Mbolela, F.
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Lutete, L.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Tinzaara, W.
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[Fine-tuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa]
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Fine-tuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa
Turner, D.W.
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Fortescue, J.A.
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Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Plantain cultivars (Musa spp. AAB) grown at different altitudes demonstrate cool temperature and photoperiod responses relevant to genetic improvement]
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Plantain cultivars (Musa spp. AAB) grown at different altitudes demonstrate cool temperature and photoperiod responses relevant to genetic improvement