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Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in southeastern Nigeria.
(2008)The effect of cycle on root system and shoot development was studied for two crop cycles (plant crop and first ratoon). The study revealed that shoot and root system development declined from the plant crop to the first ratoon for plants grown on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria. -
Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semiarid Uganda
(2008-10)Radopholus similis, Helicotylenchus multicinctus and Meloidogyne spp. are among the major nematode pests of banana worldwide. Nematode management through exploitation of genetic sources of resistance is widely encouraged, especially in resource poor countries. A number of hybrids have been developed and assessed for resistance to nematodes under screenhouse conditions and on station. The current study was designed to test the resistance of the genotypes, both land races and hybrid selections that ... -
Improving soil fertility through intercropping: cocoa lessons from coffee systems
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2010) -
Community Level Crop Disease Surveillance
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2010-06) -
Surveillance of banana diseases mediated by IITA with support from FAO
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2010) -
Leaving room for future ABS norm development under the International Regime (IR) – the example of AMiGR (Agricultural Microbial Genetic Resources)
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2010-03) -
Sustainable management of banana bacterial wilt in East and Central Africa
(International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2011-08) -
Maize based croping systems
(The International Society For Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch, 2013-05) -
Epidemiology and control of cowpea mosaic in Western Nigeria
(1973)Cowpea mos1aic is a serious virus disease of cowpea in the Ibadan area. Disease incidence may reach 80% at harvest. The disease also occurs in soybean, sword bean, Mexican yam bean, and lima bean. Two well-defined disease syndromes occur in cowpea: a bright yellow fleck or mosaic (YF type) and a green mott1e with leaf distortion and puckering (GB type). GB type isolates are general1y more injurious than YF type isolates, but the two are closely related serologically to each other and to a CPMV ...