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A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting materials and quarantine measures by Blomme, G., Ploetz, R., Jones, D., De Langhe, E., Price, N., Gold, C., Geering, A., Viljoen, A., Karamura, D., Pillay, M., Tinzaara, W., Teycheney, P.-Y., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E., Buddenhagen, I.

“…The genus Musa is not native to Africa. It evolved in tropical Asia, from southwest India eastward to the island of New Guinea. There is a growing…”
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Morphological characterisation of East African AAB and AA dessert bananas (Musa spp.) by Onyango, M, Karamura, D, Keeley, S, Manshardt, R, Haymer, D

“…Within the small-fruited Musa AAB dessert bananas in East Africa are cultivars that have potential for export, and the diploid AA bananas known in Kenya as…”
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complementarity of farmers' and botanical descriptors of the East African highland banana Cultivars (Musa, AAA) by Karamura, D, Kiggundu, A, Karamura, E

“…Farmers in East Africa help shape the degree of genetic diversity in banana landraces. They describe cultivars by names related to one or more traits at…”
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MUSA collection and characterisation in central and eastern DR Congo: a chronological overview by Djailo, B. Dheda, Nzawele, B.D, Roux, N, Ngezahayo, F, Vigheri, N, Langhe, E. de, Karamura, D, Picq, C, Mobambo, P, Swennen, R, Blomme, G

“…Musa collection and characterisation has been ongoing in central and eastern DR Congo since the mid 1950s. This paper reports on the history of these…”
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The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Adheka, J.G., Dhed’a, D.B., Karamura, D., Blomme, G., Swennen, R., De Langhe, E.

“…•Adapted descriptors according to the degree of their differentiating performance is feasible in plantain characterization.•The bunch type, the plant size and…”
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Farmers awareness and perceived benefits of agro-ecological intensification practices in banana systems in Uganda by D, Ochola, W, Jogo, W, Ocimati, A, Rietveld, W, Tinzaara, D A, Karamura, E, B Karamura

“…Declining soil fertility and pests and diseases are major constraints to banana productivity in smallholder farming systems in Uganda. This study explored…”
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Plantain diversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and future prospects by Adheka, J.G., Dhed’a, D.B., Blomme, G., Karamura, D., Swennen, R., De Langhe, E.

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Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Adheka, J., Komoy, J., Tamaru, C., Sivirahauma, C., Dhed’a, D.B., Karamura, D., De Langhe, E., Swennen, R., Blomme, G.

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Introduced banana hybrids in Africa: seed systems, farmers’ experiences and consumers’ perspectives by Karamura, E.B., Tinzaara, W., Kikulwe, E., Ochola, D., Ocimati, W., Karamura, D.

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Genotyping the local banana landrace groups of East Africa by Karamura, D., Kitavi, M., Nyine, M., Ochola, D., Ocimati, W., Muhangi, S., Talengera, D., Karamura, E.B.

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The performance of East African highland bananas released in farmers’ fields and the need for their further improvement by Kubiriba, J., Ssali, R.T., Barekye, A., Akankwasa, K., Tushemereirwe, W.K., Batte, M., Karamura, E.B., Karamura, D.

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The 2016 Global Strategy for the conservation and use of Musa genetic resources – key strategic elements by de Langhe, E., Laliberte, B., Chase, R., Domaingue, R., Horry, J.P., Karamura, D., Rouard, M., Ruas, M., Sardos, J., Thomas, J., Van den Bergh, I., Van den Houwe, I., Roux, N.

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Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in African bananas by Molina, A.B., Sinohin, V.O., Fabregar, E.G., Ramillete, E.B., Yi, G., Sheng, O., Karamura, D., Van den Bergh, I., Viljoen, A.

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On-farm banana ( Musa ) cultivar diversity status across different altitudes in North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Ocimati, W., Karamura, D., Sivirihauma, C., Ndungo, V., De Langhe, E., Adheka, J., Dheda, B., Ntamwira, J., Muhindo, H., Ragama, P., Blomme, G.

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SOMATIC MUTATIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO THE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES OF THE EAST AFRICAN HIGHLAND BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) by Karamura, D., Karamura, E., Tushemereirwe, W., Rubaihayo, P.R., Markham, R.

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Somatic Mutations and Their Implications to the Conservation Strategies of the East African Highland Bananas (Musa spp.) by Karamura, D, Karamura, E, Tushemereirwe, W, Rubaihayo, P.R, Markham, R

“…Somatic mutations in bananas (Musa spp.) have been exploited for selection of favorable traits, both for consumption and commercial purposes, and they have…”
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Demand for cultivar attributes and the biodiversity of bananas on farms in Uganda by Edmeades, S, Smale, M, Karamura, D

“…This chapter presents an attribute-based model of cultivar demand that is derived within the theoretic framework of the agricultural household. Uganda is one…”
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Effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification practices in managing pests in smallholder banana systems in east and central Africa by Karamura, E.B, Jogo, W, Rietveld, A, Ochola, D, Staver, C, Tinzaara, W, Karamura, D.A, Kubiriba, J, Weise, S

“…In eastern Africa, banana - a key staple for 20 million people - suffers increasingly from pests and diseases. Population pressure has reduced farmers' ability…”
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