This workshop indicated that significant progress has recently been made, leading to the current thinking that three forms of banana streak virus (BSV) exist. It also showed that many questions remain to be answered and that a significant research effort has to be undertaken concerning transmissi...
Frison, Emile A.
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Sharrock, S.L.
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[Banana streak virus: a unique virus-Musa interaction?: Proceedings of a workshop of the PROMUSA Virology working group, 19-21 January 1998, Montpellier, France]
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Banana streak virus: a unique virus-Musa interaction?: Proceedings of a workshop of the PROMUSA Virology working group, 19-21 January 1998, Montpellier, France
This study was conducted in July 1994 in Bukeeka-village, a bimodal highland banana producing area of Luwero District, Central Uganda. Its principal objective was to review continuity and change in agricultural production at farmer level. An inventory of names of crop-plants and of socio-economic...
Davies, G.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Bananas persisting: Food and fibre crops in an Ugandan village in 1937 and 1994]
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Bananas persisting: Food and fibre crops in an Ugandan village in 1937 and 1994
A collection of 1944 bibliographical references on plantain covering publications from 1911 to 1992 from 53 countries. The documents were published as articles in specialized journals, books, theses, annual reports, research reports, papers presented at scientific meetings and state-of-the-art re...
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Bibliografía sobre el plátano (Musa AAB, ABB)]
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Bibliografía sobre el plátano (Musa AAB, ABB)
Reconciling modernity and tradition to conserve diversity ; when West Africa meets Latin America ; the accidental pathogen ; bringing back an old favourite, the capitalist way and INIBAP in brief.
Africa accounts for 50 of all plantain produced in the world. These plantains are overwhelmingly import as a food crop for local consumption. Black sigatoka has now invaded Africa, thereby endangering this important food source. The long term solution lies in the creation of black sigatoka resist...
Swennen, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa]
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Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa
Understanding the factors influencing farmers’adoption decisions of the disseminated Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) control package is critical for successful management of the disease. This paper analysed the determinants of farmers’ decisions to adopt the control package by smallholder banana fa...
Jogo, Wellington
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Karamura, E.B.
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Tinzaara W.
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Kubiriba J.
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Rietveld A.
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[Determinants of farm-level adoption of cultural practices for banana xanthomonas wilt control in Uganda]
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Determinants of farm-level adoption of cultural practices for banana xanthomonas wilt control in Uganda
This book provides important information resulting from a lifetime dedicated to banana research. Ken Shepherd has not only devoted his life to studying bananas, but has focused on an area much neglected by other researchers, Musa cytology. The publishing of this book is especially timely given th...
Bunch orientation is an economically important trait in plantain ( Musa spp. AAB group) and banana ( Musa spp. AAA or ABB groups). Pendulous bunches are more symmetrical than subhorizontal, horizontal, or erect bunches and are, therefore, better adapted for transportation. Erect, horizontal, subh...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Segregation of bunch orientation in plantain and banana hybrids]
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Segregation of bunch orientation in plantain and banana hybrids
Proceedings of a workshop to develop a coherent regional and international response for containing the spread of banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa and mitigating its impact on rural livelihoods.
Karamura, E.B.
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Osiru, M.
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Blomme, Guy
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Lusty, C.
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Picq, C.
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[Developing a regional strategy to address the outbreak of banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa: Proceedings of the banana Xanthomonas wilt regional preparedness and strategy development workshop held in Kampala, Uganda, 14-18 February 2005]
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Developing a regional strategy to address the outbreak of banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa: Proceedings of the banana Xanthomonas wilt regional preparedness and strategy development workshop held in Kampala, Uganda, 14-18 February 2005