Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) caused by Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) has emerged as a major constraint of banana and plantain production in south-East Bénin. Roguing method is used in this area to destroy the BBTV-infected plants and to contain its spread. This study was conducted to assess ...
Abiola, A.
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Zandjanakou-Tachin, M.
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Aoudji, K.N.A.
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Avocevou-Ayisso, C.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Adoption of roguing to contain banana bunchy top disease in south-east Benin: role of farmers' knowledge and perception]
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Adoption of roguing to contain banana bunchy top disease in south-east Benin: role of farmers' knowledge and perception
This study uses the social relations framework to explore gender norms and relations surrounding banana production and banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) containment in six pilot communities in Cameroon and Nigeria. The objective of the study is to understand how gender norms and relations shape an...
Nkengla-Asi, L.
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Olaosebikan, O.D.
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Che, V.S.
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Ngatat, S.
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Zandjanakou-Tachin, M.
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Hanna, R.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa]
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Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa
Mycosphaerella species that cause the ‘Sigatoka disease complex’ account for significant yield losses in banana and plantain worldwide. Disease surveys were conducted in the humid forest (HF) and derived savanna (DS) agroecological zones from 2004 to 2006 to determine the distribution of the dise...
Zandjanakou-Tachin, M.
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Ojiambo, P.
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Vroh Bi, Irie
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Tenkouano, A.
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Gumedzoe, Y.M.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Pathogenic variation of Mycosphaerella species infecting banana and plantain in Nigeria]
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Pathogenic variation of Mycosphaerella species infecting banana and plantain in Nigeria
Banana ranks among the four most important crops in the developing world. A significant proportion of world production is also imported and consumed in developed nations. Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases caused by Mycosphaerella species are major threats to banana production. Breedin...
Vroh Bi, Irie
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Zandjanakou-Tachin, M.
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Mbah, W.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ojiambo, P.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Resistance of F1 segregating populations derived from crosses between wild banana accessions Musa acuminata spp. burmannicoides Calcutta 4 and M. balbisiana Montpellier to black leaf streak disease]
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Resistance of F1 segregating populations derived from crosses between wild banana accessions Musa acuminata spp. burmannicoides Calcutta 4 and M. balbisiana Montpellier to black leaf streak disease