Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo constitutes an area where the East African Highland bananas (Musa-AAA-EA) and plantains (Musa-AAB) meet. However, Musa diversity in this region has never been characterized nor represented in national or international collections, yet increasing human activiti...
Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Valimuzigha, K.
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Karamura, D.
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Adheka, J.
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Ibanda, B.
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Dhed’a, B.
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Kamira, M.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Diversity and morphological characterization of Musa spp. in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Diversity and morphological characterization of Musa spp. in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Blomme, G.
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Ocimati, W.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Lusenge, V.
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Bumba, M.
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Ntamwira, J.
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[Controlling Xanthomonas wilt of banana: Influence of collective application, frequency of application, and social factors on the effectiveness of the Single Diseased Stem Removal technique in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Controlling Xanthomonas wilt of banana: Influence of collective application, frequency of application, and social factors on the effectiveness of the Single Diseased Stem Removal technique in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Agronomic performances of local and exotic Musa species were evaluated across seven agro-ecologies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Generally, all the cultivars performed well. Mean bunch yields varied between 11 and 42 kg across different use groups and agro-ecologies. Introduced cultiva...
Kamira, M.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vutseme, L.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is widespread in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Unlike in developed countries, where the main source of vitamin A comes from meat, the diet of poor populations in SSA is largely plant based. It is thus important to identify local / popular plants with higher vitamin A conten...
Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.
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Nabuuma, D.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Davey, M.
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Buah, S.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Vutseme, L.
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Bahati, L.
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Ekesa, B.
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[Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
This study assessed the effect of altitude on growth and yield of five commonly grown plantain (Musa, AAB) cultivars at four sites, Mavivi (1,066 m a.s.l.), Maboya (1,412 m a.s.l.), Butembo (1,815 m a.s.l.) and Ndihira (2,172 m a.s.l.) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The cultivars in...
Sivirihauma, C.
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Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.
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Vutseme, L.
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Sikyolo, I.
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Valimuzigha, K.
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Langhe, E. de
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Turner, D.W.
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[Altitude effect on plantain growth and yield during four production cycles in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Altitude effect on plantain growth and yield during four production cycles in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Xanthomonas wilt, caused by Xanthomonascampestris pv. musacearum has, since 2001, becomethe most important and widespread disease of Musa inEast and Central Africa. Over the past decade, newresearch findings and especially feedback from smallscalefarmers have helped in fine-tuning Xanthomonaswilt...
Blomme, Guy
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Jacobsen, K.
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Ocimati, W.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ssekiwoko, F.
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Nakato, V.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tripathi, L.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Mbolela, F.
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Lutete, L.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Finetuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa]
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Finetuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa
Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) was first identified in DR Congo in 1958. Previously, the disease’s distribution throughout the Congo basin had not been studied, so an initial study, to determine the incidence and severity of BBTD in banana and plantain producing regions of Oriental province, wa...
Boloy, F.N.
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Nkosi, B.I.
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Losimba, J.K.
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Bungamuzi, C.L.
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Siwako, H.M.
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Balowe, F.W.
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Lohaka, J.W.
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Dheda Djailo, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Assessing incidence, development and distribution of banana bunchy top disease across the main plantain and banana growing regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Assessing incidence, development and distribution of banana bunchy top disease across the main plantain and banana growing regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rutikanga, A.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ocimati, W.
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Night, G.
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Murekezi, C.
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Ndungo, V.
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Mugiraneza, T.
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Rurangwa, E.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Breaking the cycle of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in infected fields through the cultivation of annual crops and disease control in adjacent fields]
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Breaking the cycle of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in infected fields through the cultivation of annual crops and disease control in adjacent fields
A Musa germplasm diagnostic study assessed on-farm Musa diversity and farmer selection criteria in different altitudes of North Kivu (NK) and South Kivu (SK) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an important zone of secondary diversification of plantains (AAB genome) and East African highland...
Ocimati, W.
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Karamura, D.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Ndungo, V.
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Langhe, E. de
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Adheka, J.
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Dheda Djailo, B.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Muhindo, H.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Blomme, Guy
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[On-farm banana (Musa) cultivar diversity status across different altitudes in North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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On-farm banana (Musa) cultivar diversity status across different altitudes in North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Vutseme, L.
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Mariamu, B.
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Kamira, M.
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Schagen, B. van
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Ekboir, Javier M.
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Ntamwira, J.
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[A control package revolving around the removal of single diseased banana stems is effective for the restoration of Xanthomonas wilt infected fields]
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A control package revolving around the removal of single diseased banana stems is effective for the restoration of Xanthomonas wilt infected fields