Understanding user preferred traits is important for the successful development and adoption of improved banana cultivars. This article provides an overview of different banana products, cultivars used to make those products and the preferred characteristics as reported by men and women farmers i...
Marimo, P.
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Karamura, D.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Shimwela, M.M.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Batte, M.
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Massawe, C.
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Okurut, A.W.
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Mbongo, D.B.
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Crichton, R.
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[Post-harvest use of banana in Uganda and Tanzania: Product characteristics and cultivar preferences of male and female farmers.]
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Post-harvest use of banana in Uganda and Tanzania: Product characteristics and cultivar preferences of male and female farmers.
Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproducti...
Brown, A.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Amah, D.
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Uwimana, B.
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Nyine, M.
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Mduma, H.
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Talengera, D.
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Karamura, D.
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Kuriba, J.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)]
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Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
Banana germplasm collections serves as a source of useful genes for banana breeding. However, insufficient and/or inaccurate information on the ploidy level of the germplasm renders its utilization in breeding difficult. The objective of this study was to determine and validate the ploidy level o...
Karamura, D.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Muhangi, S.
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Nyine, M.
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Pillay, M.
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Tendo, R.S.
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Talengera, D.
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Namanya, P.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa]
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Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa
East African highland bananas (EAHB) were regarded as sterile. Their screening for female fertility with “Calcutta 4” as male parent revealed that 37 EAHB were fertile. This was the foundation for the establishment of the EAHB crossbreeding programs by the International Institute of Tropical Agri...
Batte, M.
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Swennen, R.
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Uwimana, B.
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Akech, V.
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Brown, A.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Hovmalm, H.P.
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Geleta, M.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement]
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Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement
It is imperative to systematically evaluate new banana genotypes in different locations before national release. This enables selection and recommendation of superior genotypes as new varieties for a wider range of environments. The objective of the present study was to select banana genotypes wi...
Tumuhimbise, R.
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Buregyeya, H.
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Barekye, A.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Talengera, D.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Muhangi, S.
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Namagembe, B.
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Namanya, P.
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Arinaitwe, G.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Karamura, D.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Selection of cooking banana genotypes for yield and black Sigatoka resistance in different locations in Uganda]
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Selection of cooking banana genotypes for yield and black Sigatoka resistance in different locations in Uganda