Low soil fertility and pest pressure are two causes of the decline in banana (Musa AAA) production in central Uganda. Foliar analysis by the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) pinpoints K and Mg as the most limiting nutrients. This study tested the effects of K and Mg additions...
Smithson, P.C.
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McIntyre, B.D.
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Gold, C.S.
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Ssali, H.
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Night, G.
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Okech, S.
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[Potassium and magnesium fertilizers on banana in Uganda: yields, weevil damage, foliar nutrient status, and DRIS analysis]
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Potassium and magnesium fertilizers on banana in Uganda: yields, weevil damage, foliar nutrient status, and DRIS analysis
Field studies were conducted to determine banana weevil attraction to processed banana tissues that could then be used at delivery sites for the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana . Tested materials included pounded corm or pseudostem and chopped corm or pseudostem of (cv Mpologoma, AAA-EA and Kay...
Tumuhaise, V.
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Nankinga, C.M.
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Gold, C.S.
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Kyamanywa, S.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Kairomone trapping system for delivery of Beauveria bassiana to control the banana weevil]
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Kairomone trapping system for delivery of Beauveria bassiana to control the banana weevil
Álvarez, E.
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Pantoja A
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Ganan, L
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Ceballos, Germán
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[Estado del arte y opciones de manejo del Moko y la Sigatoka negra en América Latina y el Caribe]
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Estado del arte y opciones de manejo del Moko y la Sigatoka negra en América Latina y el Caribe
This study investigated the utility of inoculation of in vitro plantlets in tubes and detached leaves as reliable and rapid assays for screening Musa genotypes against Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the causal agent of black leaf streak. In the first part of the study, three types of inocula were eval...
Twizeyimana, M.
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Ojiambo, P.S.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ikotun, T.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Rapid screening of Musa species for resistance to black leaf streak using in vitro plantlets in tubes and detached leaves]
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Rapid screening of Musa species for resistance to black leaf streak using in vitro plantlets in tubes and detached leaves
Vegetatively propagated crop (VPC) seed tends to remain true to varietal type but is bulky, often carries disease, and is slow to produce. So VPC seed needs to be handled differently than that of other crops, e.g., it tends to be sourced locally, often must be fresh, and it is less often sold on ...
Bentley, J.W.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Demo, P.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Kromann, P.
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Kumar, L.
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McEwan, M.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Ogero, K.
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Okechugwu, R.
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Orrego, R.
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Ospina, B.
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Sperling, L.
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Walsh, S.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.]
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Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.
Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Banana tissue culture: community dissemination pathways for delivery of high quality planting material to create markets for African farmers]
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Banana tissue culture: community dissemination pathways for delivery of high quality planting material to create markets for African farmers
Laboratory trials were conducted in Uganda at the Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute to determine attraction, eclosion success and larval survivorship of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) on crop residues of different ages. In the first experiment, studies focused on different...
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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[Influence of plant and residue age on attraction, acceptance and larval survival of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)]
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Influence of plant and residue age on attraction, acceptance and larval survival of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
The class of root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops encompasses banana and plantain, cassava, potato, sweet potato, taro, yam and a number of lesser cultivated and consumed root and tuber crops. RTB are the second most important group of crops in LDCs after cereals. RTB are vital for food security, w...
Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset have not received, until recently, an equal amount of attention compared to other major threats to banana production such as the fungal diseases black leaf streak (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) and Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense). However, bac...
Blomme, Guy
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Dita, M.
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Pérez Vicente, L.
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Molina, A.
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Ocimati, W.
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Poussier, S.
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Prior, P.
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Jacobsen, K.S.
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[Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management]
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Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management