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    Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semiarid Uganda

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    Date
    2008-10
    Author
    Wasukira, A.
    Coyne, D.L.
    Dubois, T.
    Dusabe, J.
    Pillay, M.
    Lorenzen, J.H.
    Type
    Manuscript-unpublished
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    Abstract/Description
    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 had exhibited some nematode resistance in screening exercises, in a semi-arid location. Peeled and hot water treated suckers of 51 banana genotypes were planted out into the field in Eastern Uganda, (semi-arid ecosystem) where the natural nematode field populations represented the inoculum. The plot management was divided into one of high or low, represented by application of spear grass mulch (~15 cm depth every six months) or no mulch, respectively
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3520
    IITA Subjects
    Plant Genetic Resources; Banana; Plant Production; Farm Management; Genetic Improvement; Livelihoods; Pests Of Plants; Plant Breeding; Diseases Control; Plant Diseases; Food Security; Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
    Agrovoc Terms
    Nematode; Resistance; Genotypes; Hybrid; Pests; Bananas
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Uganda; South Africa
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