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Among the major constriats to highland cooking banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) production in Uganda is the high pests infestation levels. Most important are the banana weevil cosmopolites sordidus and a complex of plant parasitic root nematodes of which Radopholus similis is the most important. Clean p...


Paparu, P.Dubois, T.Athman, S.Kapindu, S.Coyne, D.Gold, C.Adipala, E.Mukwaba, E.[Merging biotechnology with biological control: banana Musa tissue culture plants enhanced by endophytic fungi]Merging biotechnology with biological control: banana Musa tissue culture plants enhanced by endophytic fungi

Crop sanitation, i.e. destruction of crop residues, has been hypothesized to lower banana weevil damage by removing adult refuges and breeding sites. Although it has been widely recommended to farmers, limited data are available to demonstrate the efficacy of this method. The effects ...


Masanza, M.Gold, C.Huis, A. vanRagama, P.E.[Effects of crop sanitation on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), populations and crop damage in Uganda]Effects of crop sanitation on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), populations and crop damage in Uganda

Beauveria bassiana, which is effective against a range of insect pests, is the most researched and commercialised fungal biopesticide. Laboratory and screenhouse studies have revealed that this entomopathogenic fungus has great potential for use against the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus. H...


Akello, J.Dubois, T.Coyne, D.L.Hillnhutter, C.[Beauveria bassiana as an endophyte in tissue cultured banana plants: a novel way to combat the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus]Beauveria bassiana as an endophyte in tissue cultured banana plants: a novel way to combat the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus

Pests and diseases have become major constraints to smallholder banana production in the highlands of East Africa. Biotic challenges to banana cultivation include fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and insects. Host-plant resistance, developed either by conventional breeding or by application of...


Lorenzen, J.H.Tenkouano, A.Bandyopadhyay, RanajitVroh Bi, IrieCoyne, D.L.Tripathi, L.[The role of crop improvement in pest and disease management]The role of crop improvement in pest and disease management

Yield loss in highland banana caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, was studied in field trials in Uganda. Weevils were released at the base of banana mats 9 months after planting. Weevil populations, corm damage, plant growth and yield were assessed over four crop cycles. The effec...


Rukazambuga, N.Gold, C.Gowen, S.[Yield loss in East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEA group) caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar]Yield loss in East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAAEA group) caused by the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar

Analysis of head capsule widths of banana weevil larvae was carried out to determine the number and recognition of instars. The analysis involved model fitting to frequency distributions of head capsule measurements of laboratory-reared and field-collected larvae. The laboratory population reveal...


Gold, C.S.Neyeme, P.S.Coe, R.[Recognition and duration of larval instars of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, in Uganda]Recognition and duration of larval instars of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, in Uganda

Damage by banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), contributed to the decline and disappearance of highland cooking-bananas (Musa spp., type AAA-EA) from the central region of Uganda. Commercial growers in the southwest use chemical insecticides for the control of the weevil although resist...


Gold, C.Bagabe, M.I.Ssendege, R.[Banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) tests for suspected resistance to carbofuran and dieldrin in Masaka District, Uganda]Banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) tests for suspected resistance to carbofuran and dieldrin in Masaka District, Uganda

Production loss caused by nematodes in East African highland banana was evaluated at Sendusu, near Kampala in Uganda, 1120 m above sea level. The commonly grown cultivar, Mbwazirume, was grown in nematode-infested and non-infested plots under heavily mulched, clean-weeded and millet-intercropped ...


Speijer, P.Kajumba, C.Ssango, F.[East African highland banana production as influenced by nematodes and crop management in Uganda]East African highland banana production as influenced by nematodes and crop management in Uganda

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