Banana leaf pruning is a common practice to facilitate intercropping with legumes on farmers’ fields. It is however not clear if this practice improves farmers land-use and economic efficiency, especially after full canopy formation. To analyze pruning effects, three legumes viz. bush bean (Phase...
Ocimati, W.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Taulya, G.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Dhed’a, B.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands]
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Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands
Banana-legume intercropping systems are commonly practiced in the highland zones of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to maximize land use and intensify crop production. However, banana leaves are pruned during legume intercropping to improve sunlight penetration for the legume. On-farm ex...
Ntamwira, J.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Dheda Djailo, B.
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Monde, T.
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Kamira, M.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) is a complex problem in the African Great Lakes Region that is affecting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Since the first disease reports from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001, BXW has been studied widely. The majority of thes...
McCampbell, M.
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Schut, Marc
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Bergh, I. van den
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Schagen, B. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Njukwe, E.
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Leeuwis, C.
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[Xanthomonas wilt of banana (BXW) in Central Africa: opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies]
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Xanthomonas wilt of banana (BXW) in Central Africa: opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies
Banana is an increasingly demanded food and cash crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Reported yields in smallholder farms vary substantially. The importance and spread of yield constraints have not been properly quantified. A study was carried out in Central Kenya to (i) quantify the yield levels, the pr...
Okumu, MO
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Kahangi, EM
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Okech, SH
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Jefwa, J.M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Production gradients in smallholder banana (cv. Giant Cavendish) farms in Central Kenya]
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Production gradients in smallholder banana (cv. Giant Cavendish) farms in Central Kenya
Blomme, Guy
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Banana systems in the humid highlands of SubSaharan Africa: enhancing resilence and productivity]
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Banana systems in the humid highlands of SubSaharan Africa: enhancing resilence and productivity
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been , .. ridel), evaluated for their suitability in the acclimatization and nursery management of tissue-cultured (TC) plantlets of banana and plantain Improved growth and vigour of plantlets has been documented with exotic AMP species. A wide range of AMF...
Jefwa, J.M.
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Rurangwa, E.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Kavoo, A.M.
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Mwashasha, M.
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Robinson, J.
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Blomme, Guy
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Indigenous Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and growth of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under nursery and field conditions in Rwanda]
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Indigenous Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and growth of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under nursery and field conditions in Rwanda
Banana-bean intercropping systems are used by many small-scale farmers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to maximize land use and intensify crop production. A study was conducted at the INERA Mulungu research station to determine the effect of banana leaf pruning on banana (Musa spp.) and b...
Ntamwira, J.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.A.
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Lepoint, P.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
As a result of declining farm/plot size and increasing food security needs, intercropping is practised by the majority of small-scale farmers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A banana-1egume intercropping experiment was conducted at the Mulungu Research Station in South Kivu Province to e...
Ntamwira, J.
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Pypers, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in bananalegume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in bananalegume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Jefwa, J.M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Coyne, D.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Rurangwa, E.
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Mwashasha, M
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Elsen, A
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[Benefits and potential use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) Systems in Africa]
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Benefits and potential use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) Systems in Africa