There are two Sigatoka leaf spot diseases of banana and plantain, yellow Sigatoka and black Sigatoka. […]
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique of random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to […]
The influence of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in simulated natural sunlight on the viability of ascospores of […]
Smallholder growers in the Philippines and Uganda can now recognise virus infections in their banana plants. […]
In May 2004, following reports from local farmers of a devastating new banana disease, three authors […]
In September 2005, visits were made to five sites within the Gisenyi province in northern Rwanda […]
Monitoring in banana pest management is an important activity for commercial and/or smallholder banana production. It […]
This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
In Tanzania, banana xanthomonas wilt was first reported in the Kagera region of north west Tanzania […]
Surveys were undertaken at 24 diagnostic sites in Uganda to determine the distribution and incidence of […]
Black sigatoka (black leaf streak) caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis, and yellow sigatoka caused by […]
The fact sheets in this collection were written by extension workers, farmers and researchers who attended […]
Although Uganda is the world’s second-largest producer of bananas, productivity has declined markedly over the last […]
Pests and diseases of bananas (Musa spp.) threaten the livelihoods of over 20 million people in […]