A field study was undertaken in Uganda using highland cooking banana (cv. Atwalira) to test the hypothesis that bananas grown under stressed conditions are more susceptible to attack by Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar). Four banana treatments were employed to create different levels of host-plant v...
Rukazambuga, N.
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Gold, C.
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Gowen, S.
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Ragama, P.E.
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[The influence of crop management on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations and damage to highland cooking banana (cv. Atwalira) in Uganda]
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The influence of crop management on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations and damage to highland cooking banana (cv. Atwalira) in Uganda
Gold, C.
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Speijer, P.
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Rukazambuga, N.
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Mararmura, E.B.
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[Assessment of banana weevils in East African highland banana systems and strategies for control]
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Assessment of banana weevils in East African highland banana systems and strategies for control
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) is an important pest on bananas and plantains (Musa spp.). Population build-up is slow and weevil problems become increasingly important in successive crop cycles (ratoons). Yield loss results from plant loss (death, snapping, toppling), mat disapp...
Gold, C.S.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Coe, R.
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Rukazambuga, N.
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[Selection of assessment methods for evaluating banana weevil damage on highland cooking banana]
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Selection of assessment methods for evaluating banana weevil damage on highland cooking banana
Yield loss in highland banana caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, was studied in field trials in Uganda. Weevils were released at the base of banana mats 9 months after planting. Weevil populations, corm damage, plant growth and yield were assessed over four crop cycles. The effec...
Rukazambuga, N.
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Gold, C.
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Gowen, S.
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[Yield loss in East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEA group) caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar]
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Yield loss in East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEA group) caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar