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    The effect of application of organic matter during planting on growth of an East African highland cooking banana grown on two contrasting soils in south Kivu, eastern DR-Congo

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    Date
    2010
    Author
    Ntamwira, J.
    Nzawele, D.B.
    Katunga, D.
    Asten, Piet J.A. van
    Blomme, Guy
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Highland bananas grown near the homestead in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo receive organic household residues and are often mulched. Farmers also tend to allocate their best land for banana cultivation. However, due to an increased demand for bananas, farmers have started establishing banana plots on less fertile land. An experiment was conducted to assess plant growth on plots further away from the homestead and with minimal amounts of organic matter input. Two sites with .....
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2649
    IITA Subjects
    Banana; Plantain; Food Security; Food Systems
    Agrovoc Terms
    Tithonia Diversifolia; Organic Matter; Bananas; Plantains
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa; East Africa; West And Central Africa
    Countries
    Congo, Dr
    Journals
    Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology
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    • Journal and Journal Articles4835
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