The factors that influence farmers' decisions to produce cooking banana for market in southeast Nigeria were examined. Data were collected from a random sample of 217 farmers through the use of a structured questionnaire. Results of the study indicate that about 80% of the farmers interviewed pro...
Cette étude a examiné les facteurs qui influencent la décision du paysan de produire la banane à cuire pour le marché dans le sud-est du Nigéria. Les résultats de l'étude montrent qu'environ 80% de paysans interrogés produisent la banane à cuire à la fois pour l'autoconsommation et pour la vente....
Tshiunza, M.
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Lemchi, J.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Determinants of market production of cooking banana in Nigeria]
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Determinants of market production of cooking banana in Nigeria
Cooking bananas (Musa spp., ABB genome) were intro-duced into Southeastern Nigeria by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in the mid-1980s as an interim measure to reduce the incidence of black sigatoka disease (caused by the fungus Mycosphaerel-la fijiensis Morelet) on pla...
Les bananes a cuire (Musa spp., genome ABB) ont ete introduites au Nigeria par I’insitut International d’Agriculture Tropicale (IITA) au milieu des annees 1980 comme mesure transitoire pour reduire I’incidence de la cercosporiose noire (cause par le champignon Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet) su...
Tshiunza, M.
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Lemchi, J.
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Onyeka, U.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Cooking Banana consumption patterns in the Plantaingrowing area of Southeastern Nigeria]
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Cooking Banana consumption patterns in the Plantaingrowing area of Southeastern Nigeria
The genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of 29 East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cultivars and two outgroup taxa, M. acuminata Calcutta 4 and Agbagba were surveyed by RAPD analysis. A genetic similarity matrix was established based on the presence or absence of polymorphic ampl...
Pillay, M.
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Ogundiwin, E.
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Nwakanma, D.
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Ude, G.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Analysis of genetic diversity and relationships in East African banana germplasm]
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Analysis of genetic diversity and relationships in East African banana germplasm
Se evaluó un nuevo método para seleccionar fuentes de resistencia aRadopholus similisen un germoplasmade bananos y plátanos. Los experimentos se realizaron bajo condiciones experimentalessimilares en Nigeria y Uganda. En ambas localidades,R. similisfue capaz de penetrar, colonizar y reproducirsee...
Schutter, B. de
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Speijer, P.
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Dochez, C.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Waele, D. de
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[Evaluating host plant reaction of Musa germplasm to Radopholus similis by inoculation of single primary roots]
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Evaluating host plant reaction of Musa germplasm to Radopholus similis by inoculation of single primary roots
Genetic diversity and relationships were assessed in 28 accessions of Musa acuminata (AA) Colla and Musa balbisiana (BB) Colla, and some of their natural hybrids, using the amplified fragment length poly-morphisms (AFLP) technique. Fifteen AFLP +3 primer pairs produced 527 polymorphic bands among...
Ude, G.
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Pillay, M.
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Nwakanma, D.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Genetic diversity in Musa acuminata Colla and Musa balbisiana Colla and some of their natural hybrids using AFLP markers]
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Genetic diversity in Musa acuminata Colla and Musa balbisiana Colla and some of their natural hybrids using AFLP markers
This study examined the potential of somaclonal variation for the improvement of plantain. Approximately 500 somaclones each of ‘Agbagba’ (False Horn plantain) and ‘Bise Egome’ (French plantain) were field evaluated for their agronomic performance and response to the black Sigatoka disease. The m...
Nwauzoma, A.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Crouch, J.H.
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Pillay, M.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Kalio, L.
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[Yield and disease resistance of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) somaclones in Nigeria]
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Yield and disease resistance of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) somaclones in Nigeria
A field experiment was established in the humid forest of southeastern Nigeria to assess host plant response to nematodes. Fifteen plantain and banana polyploid cultivars (landraces and hybrids) were tested in nematode-infested and non-infested fields on both plant and ratoon crops. The main nema...
Dochez, C.
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Speijer, P.R.
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Schutter, B. de
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Dubois, T.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Waele, D. de
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Ortiz, R.
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[Host plant resistance and tolerance of Musa landraces and hybrids to nematode infestation]
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Host plant resistance and tolerance of Musa landraces and hybrids to nematode infestation
Breeding efforts for genetic improvement of banana and plantain have gradually shifted from individual trait selection to simultaneous improvement of several traits, following an ideotype concept. Therefore, information on the phenotypic and genetic association among these traits, and the influen...
Les efforts d'amélioration génétique du bananier et du bananier-plantain ont graduellement passé de la sélection de caractères individuels à celle simultanée de plusieurs caractères, suivant un concept d'idéotype. Ainsi, il devenu est important pour le sélectionneur Musa de connaître le degré d'a...
Tenkouano, A.
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Ortiz, R.
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Baiyeri, K.
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[Phenotypic and genetic correlations in Musa populations in Nigeria]
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Phenotypic and genetic correlations in Musa populations in Nigeria
There are 84 distinct cultivars of highland bananas (Musa spp.) in Uganda, grouped in five clone sets and it is not known which among these are female fertile. The objective of the study reported herein was to identify female fertile highland bananas that can be used in a cross breeding program a...
Ssebuliba, R.N.
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Rubaihayo, P.R.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Talengera, D.
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Magambo, M.
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[Genetic diversity among East African highland bananas for female fertility]
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Genetic diversity among East African highland bananas for female fertility
Tenkouano, A.
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Swennen, R.
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[Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers]
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Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers