| dc.contributor.author | Gold, C.S. |
| dc.contributor.author | Kiggundu, A. |
| dc.contributor.author | Abera, A.M.K. |
| dc.contributor.author | Karamura, D. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:30:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:30:49Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gold, C.S., Kiggundu, A., Abera, A.M.K. & Karamura, D. (2002). Diversity, distribution and farmer preference of Musa cultivars in Uganda. Experimental Agriculture, 38(1), 39-50. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0014-4797 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5393 |
| dc.description.abstract | The East African highlands, home to more than 80 cultivated varieties of locally evolved bananas, constitute a secondary centre of banana diversity. Uganda is the leading producer and consumer of banana in the region and also enjoys the highest diversity of a group of bananas uniquely adapted to this region. These East African highland bananas comprise cooking and brewing types. The former is a staple for more than 7 million people and thus important for food security. Little is known about the distribution of the vast germplasm and this study was set up to help determine a distribution pattern and to understand the dynamics of cultivar change using farmers participatory appraisal methods. The study involved a guided interview with 120 farmers, at 24 sites throughout the banana-growing region of Uganda, to reveal cultivar diversity, proportions, distribution and preferences. Cultivar diversity ranged from 18 to 34 (mean = 26) cultivars per site, and from 4 to 22 (mean = 12.3), cultivars per individual farm. Such high diversity was attributed to a variety of end uses, better food security and the perception that each cultivar had a unique range of strengths and weaknesses. Highland banana (AAA-EA) represented 76% of total production while Kayinja (`Pisang Awak' subgroup) (ABB) contributed 8%; Ndiizi ('Ney Poovan' subgroup) (AB) 7%; Kisubi (`Ney Poovan' subgroup) (AB) 5%; Gros Michel (`Bogoya') (AAA) 2%; and plantain (AAB) 2%. Although 130 highland cultivars were recorded, only 10 constituted 50% of highland banana production while 45 cultivars were found at only 1 or 2 sites. A few cultivars showed more universal distribution and it is proposed that these may be the oldest and best performing local landraces. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Bananas |
| dc.subject | Germplasm |
| dc.subject | Cultivars |
| dc.subject | Food Security |
| dc.title | Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | East Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Uganda |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Banana |
| cg.iitasubject | Food Security |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| local.dspaceid | 103750 |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479702000145 |
