The study aimed to quantify the relative contributions of soil fertility factors (S), pests and diseases (P) and crop management practices (M) to highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) yields under heterogeneous on-farm conditions. Soil status, nutrient levels, pests, crop management from 150 mats wi...
Alou, I.N.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Tenywa, M.M.
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[Biophysical and crop management gradients limiting yields of east African highland banana (Musa spp. AAAEA) within farms in low input cropping systems]
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Biophysical and crop management gradients limiting yields of east African highland banana (Musa spp. AAAEA) within farms in low input cropping systems
Studies on the influence of environmental conditions on Musa plant growth have predominantly focused on dessert bananas (Musa AAA group). The effect of location, field within location and planting date on shoot and root traits of field-grown flowering plants of 6 Musa spp. genotypes belonging to ...
Les etudes sur I'influence des conditions environnementales sur la croissance des plantes Musa avaient surtout focalise surla banane de dessert (groupe Musa AAA). L'effet de I'emplacement, le champ a l'interieur de I 'emplacement et la date de plantationsur le rejeton et les traits de racines des...
Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.L.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Environmental influences on shoot and root growth in banana and plantain]
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Environmental influences on shoot and root growth in banana and plantain
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Gold, C.S.
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Okech, S.H.O.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Waele, D. de
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[Soil quality problems in East African banana systems and their relation with other yield loss factors]
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Soil quality problems in East African banana systems and their relation with other yield loss factors
Twenty five sites, representative of seven agro-ecological zones of enset (Ensete ventricosum) crops, were sampled between September 1998 and January 1999. At each site, five 1-2 year old enset plants were sampled to check for the presence of nematodes present in their roots. The predominant nema...
Bogale, M.
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Speijer, P.R.
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Mekete, T.
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Mandefro, W.
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Tessera, M.
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Gold, C.
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[Survey of plant parasitic nematodes and banana weevil on Ensete ventricosum in Ethiopia]
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Survey of plant parasitic nematodes and banana weevil on Ensete ventricosum in Ethiopia
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
Bananas (Musa spp.) are consumed worldwide as dessert and cooking types. Edible banana varieties are for the most part seedless and sterile and therefore vegetatively propagated. This confers difficulties for breeding approaches against pressing biotic and abiotic threats and for the nutritional ...
Drapal, Margit
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de Carvalho, E.B.
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Rouard, M.
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Amah, D.
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Sardos, J.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Brown, A.
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Roux, N.
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Swennen, R.
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Fraser, Paul D.
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[Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages]
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Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) is an important pest on bananas and plantains (Musa spp.). Population build-up is slow and weevil problems become increasingly important in successive crop cycles (ratoons). Yield loss results from plant loss (death, snapping, toppling), mat disapp...
Gold, C.S.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Coe, R.
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Rukazambuga, N.
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[Selection of assessment methods for evaluating banana weevil damage on highland cooking banana]
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Selection of assessment methods for evaluating banana weevil damage on highland cooking banana
Cultivated bananas originated from interspecific hybridisation of two wild diploid (2n = 2x = 22) species, Musa acuminata and M. balbisiana that were the donors of the A and B genomes, respectively. Most cultivated bananas are triploids with 2n = 3x = 33 chromosomes. They vary in genome compositi...
The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), is a nocturnal insect that is not readily observed in banana fields. Knowledge on its distribution is essential for the design of management strategies that target the adult stage. Marked weevils were released into seven-year-old banana plots. Te...
Gold, C.S.
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Night, G.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Kagezi, G.H.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Abera, A.M.
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[Field distribution of banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) adults in cooking banana stands in Uganda]
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Field distribution of banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) adults in cooking banana stands in Uganda
Removal and destruction of banana crop residues after harvest has been widely recommended for the control of banana weevil, cosmopolites sordidus control. However, there is scanty information of the actual effect of this practice on the banana weevil populations and damage. This study aimed at in...
Masanza, M.
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Gold, C.S.
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Huis, A. van
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Ragama, P.E.
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[Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda]
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Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda