In East Africa, the cooking bananas (Musa spp., AAA group, subgroup Matoke) are the major food crop. Yields are decreasing due to increasing damage caused by a complex of pests and diseases, including plant-parasitic nematodes. Planting of infected material is the principle means of dispersal for...
Elsen, A.
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Goossens, B.
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Belpaire, B.
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Neyens, A.
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Speijer, P.
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De Waele, D.
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[Recolonization by nematodes of hot water treated cooking banana planting material in Uganda]
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Recolonization by nematodes of hot water treated cooking banana planting material in Uganda
The spatial distribution of nematode populations and damage in roots of Nabusa (Musa AAA-group ‘Matooke’), Pisang Awak (Musa ABB) and Sukali Ndizi (Musa AB) three banana cultivars widely grown in Uganda, was investigated at three locations, each with a distinctive nematode population and composit...
Talwana, H.
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Speijer, P.
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Waele, D. de
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[Spatial distribution of nematode population densities and nematode damage in roots of three banana cultivars in Uganda]
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Spatial distribution of nematode population densities and nematode damage in roots of three banana cultivars in Uganda
Host plant response to root nematodes of 'Matoke' (Musa AAA-group), 'Sukali Ndizi' (Musa AB-group) and 'Kayinja'banana (Musa ABB-group) was evaluated at lkulwe and Ryeru in Uganda. Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchusmulticinctus were the most abundant nematode species at Ikulwe. The population...
Elsen, A.
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Speijer, P.
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Swennen, R.
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Waele, D. de
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[Nematode species densities, root damage and yield of bananas (Musa spp) in Uganda]
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Nematode species densities, root damage and yield of bananas (Musa spp) in Uganda
A survey was conducted at 17 sites in Central Uganda. Suckers were detached from East African Highland cooking bananas (Musa spp., AAA-group) and the cultivar Pisang Awak (Musa spp., ABB-group), and assessed for nematode population densities and root damage. The frequency of occurrence on both Mu...
Speijer, P.
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Waele, D. de
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[Nematodes associated with East African Highland cooking bananas and cv. Pisang Awak (Musa spp.) in Central Uganda]
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Nematodes associated with East African Highland cooking bananas and cv. Pisang Awak (Musa spp.) in Central Uganda
Production loss caused by nematodes in East African highland banana was evaluated at Sendusu, near Kampala in Uganda, 1120 m above sea level. The commonly grown cultivar, Mbwazirume, was grown in nematode-infested and non-infested plots under heavily mulched, clean-weeded and millet-intercropped ...
Speijer, P.
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Kajumba, C.
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Ssango, F.
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[East African highland banana production as influenced by nematodes and crop management in Uganda]
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East African highland banana production as influenced by nematodes and crop management in Uganda
The effects of nematode infection and mulching on plantain cv. Agbagba (Musa spp., AAB-group, false horn) yield and plantation longevity were examined in a field experiment at the High Rainfall Station of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) at Onne in southeastern Nigeria. ...
Coyne, D.L.
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Rotimi, O.
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Speijer, P.
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Schutter, B. de
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Dubois, T.
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Auwerkerken, A.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Waele, D. de
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[Effects of nematode infection and mulching on the yield of plantain (Musa spp., AABgroup) ratoon crops and plantation longevity in Southeastern Nigeria]
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Effects of nematode infection and mulching on the yield of plantain (Musa spp., AABgroup) ratoon crops and plantation longevity in Southeastern Nigeria