Although the share of global population affected by hunger significantly reduced from 60% to 15% during the past five decades, about 795 million people are still chronically undernourished. The majority of those affected are mostly from developing countries – notably in sub-Saharan Africa. This c...
Ekesa, B.
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Nabuuma, D.
,
Mpiira, S.
,
Johnson, V.
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Nkuba, D.
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Kennedy, G.
,
Staver, C.
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[In: Kalipeni, E. (Ed.), Iwelunmor, J. (Ed.), Grigsby-Toussaint, D. (Ed.), Moise, I. (Ed.). (2019). Public Health, Disease and Development in Africa. London: Routledge]
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[Multi-level participatory approaches to mobilize dietary diversity for improved infant and young child feeding in banana-based agri-food systems of rural East Africa]
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Multi-level participatory approaches to mobilize dietary diversity for improved infant and young child feeding in banana-based agri-food systems of rural East Africa
Studies of Musa root systems have generally focused on the high value export dessert bananas. However, a much broader study is required to support the genetic improvement of plantains and cooking bananas. Detailed time course studies of root system development were carried out on 12 genotypes fro...
Blomme, Guy
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Ortiz, R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development]
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Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development
Bananas and plantains (
Musa spp
.) are the
world’s fourth most important food crop after
rice, wheat, and maize in terms of gross value of
production. They are major staple food and source
of income for millions of people in tropical and
subtropical regions; particularly in Af...
Hauser, S.
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Clifford, G.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Akello, J.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Norgrove, L.
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Coyne, D.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Mahuku, G.
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Kaushal, M.
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Nakato, V.
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Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.
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[Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain]
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Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain
Agrawal, A.
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Singh, S.
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Meena, D.P.S.
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Singh, H.
,
Panis, B.
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[Cryopreservation of wild and cultivated germplasm of Musa]
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Cryopreservation of wild and cultivated germplasm of Musa