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Africa accounts for 50 of all plantain produced in the world. These plantains are overwhelmingly import as a food crop for local consumption. Black sigatoka has now invaded Africa, thereby endangering this important food source. The long term solution lies in the creation of black sigatoka resist...


Swennen, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa]Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa

Plantain requires mulching for high yields and sustained productivity. Mulching is, however, labor-intensive and requires extra land for production. An experiment was conducted to determine the potential of alley cropping to supply in situ mulch for plantain production. Foliage from hedgerows of ...


Ruhigwa, B.A.Gichuru, M.Swennen, R.Tariah, N.M.[Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria]Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria

A clonal evaluation trial of llTA plantain hybrids for black Sigatoka (85, resistance was established in October 1990. The trial included the three tetraploid hybrids TMPx 5484. TMP" 548-9and TMP" 5974. and their non-treated and fungicide-treated female plantain parent Obino l'Ewa' (French planta...


Gauhl, F.Mobambo, K.Pasberg-Gauhl, C.Swennen, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids]Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids
Hahn, S.K.Vuylsteke, D.R.Swennen, R.[First reactions to ABB cooking bananas distributed in southeastern Nigeria]First reactions to ABB cooking bananas distributed in southeastern Nigeria

A strategy to control the black sigatoka disease of plantain (Musa spp, AAB group) in Africa, targeting the incorporation of durable host plant resistance, was initiated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The commonly accepted intractability of plantain to genetic impr...


Vuylsteke, D.R.Swennen, R.[Development and performance of tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) with black sigatoka resistance]Development and performance of tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) with black sigatoka resistance

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