Banana Xanthomonas wilt is a systemic disease of banana plants. We investigated the risk of spreading Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) through asymptomatic mature bunches. Samples of banana fingers and rachis from markets within Kampala, Uganda and at border points of Uganda with DR Co...
Nakato, V.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Ramathani, I.
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Rwomushana, I.
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Opio, F.
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[Risk of banana Xanthomonas wilt spread through trade]
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Risk of banana Xanthomonas wilt spread through trade
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from the American continent, has recently invaded most African countries, where it is seriously threatening food security as a pest of cereals. The current management methods rely heavily on the use of synthetic insecticides but there i...
Agboyi, L.K.
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Goergen, G.
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Beseh, P.
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Mensah, S.A.
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Clottey, V.A.
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Glikpo, R.
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Buddie, A.
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Cafa, G.
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Offord, L.
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Day, R.
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Rwomushana, I.
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Kenis, M.
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[Parasitoid complex of fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin]
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Parasitoid complex of fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and environmentally safer alternative to synthetic insecticides that are being used fo...
Kenis, M.
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Plessis, H. du
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Berg, J. van den
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Ba, Malick N.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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Kwadjo, K.E.
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Baoua, I.
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Tefera, T.
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Buddie, A.
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Cafa, G.
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Offord, L.
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Rwomushana, I.
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Polaszek, A.
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[Telenomus Remus, a candidate parasitoid for the biological control of Spodoptera Frugiperda in Africa, is already present on the continent]
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Telenomus Remus, a candidate parasitoid for the biological control of Spodoptera Frugiperda in Africa, is already present on the continent
Banana is a key crop in the livelihoods of many people in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. For more than a decade now, the crop has been threatened by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) which has spread throughout the region but at different rates. The disease attacks all banana cult...
Nkuba, J.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Night, G.
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Niko, N.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Ndyetabula, I.
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Mukandala, L.
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Ndayihazamaso, P.
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Niyongere, C.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Rwomushana, I.
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Opio, F.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa]
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Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa