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Seed degeneration of banana planting materials: strategies for improved farmer access to healthy seed by Jacobsen, K., Omondi, B. A., Almekinders, C., Alvarez, E., Blomme, G., Dita, M., Iskra‐Caruana, M.‐L., Ocimati, W., Tinzaara, W., Kumar, P. L., Staver, C.

“…Vegetatively propagated crops suffer from yield loss and reduced stand density and longevity caused by the build‐up of certain pests and pathogens between…”
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Effects of water stress on the development of banana xanthomonas wilt disease by Ochola, D, Ocimati, W, Tinzaara, W, Blomme, G, Karamura, E. B

“…Water quantity and distribution plays a significant role in determining the productivity of crops and the outcome of many host–pathogen interactions in natural…”
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Systemicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and time to disease expression after inflorescence infection in East African highland and Pisang Awak bananas in Uganda by Ocimati, W., Ssekiwoko, F., Karamura, E., Tinzaara, W., Eden‐Green, S., Blomme, G.

“…Banana xanthomonas wilt (XW) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) attacks all banana cultivars. Xcm in inflorescence‐infected Pisang Awak…”
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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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Does Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum colonize banana cord root tissue? by Ocimati, W, Ssekiwoko, F, Karamura, E.B, Tinzaara, W, Blomme, G

“…Xanthomonas wilt of banana and enset (XW) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) is a devastating bacterial disease. Infection of pre-flowering…”
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Why sustainable management of Xanthomonas wilt of banana in east and central Africa has been elusive by Tinzaara, W, Karamura, E.B, Blomme, G, Jogo, W, Ocimati, W, Rietveld, A, Kubiriba, J, Opio, F

“…Banana is an important food and cash crop and constitutes a large proportion of the total crop production in East and Central African (ECA) countries. Banana…”
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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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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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The potential of using botanical insecticides for the control of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Tinzaara, W, Tushemereirwe, W, Nankinga, C, Gold, C S, Kashaija, I

“…Crude extracts of chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach L.), mexican marigold (Tagates spp.), water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes, Martius) and Castor oil (Ricinus…”
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Participatory monitoring and evaluation of management strategies to control Xanthomonas wilt of banana in East and Central Africa by Karamura, E, Turyagyenda, F, Tinzaara, W, Muhangi, J, Blomme, G, Maina-Mwangi, F

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Olfactory responses of banana weevil predators to volatiles from banana pseudostem tissue and synthetic pheromone by Tinzaara, W, Gold, C.S, Dicke, M, Huis, A. van

“…As a response to attack by herbivores, plants can emit a variety of volatile substances that attract natural enemies of these insect pests. Predators of the…”
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Management options for highland banana pests and diseases in East and Central Africa by Tinzaara, W., Kiggundu, A., Gold, C.S., Tushemereirwe, W.K., Karamura, E.B.

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Effects of two pheromone trap densities against banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, populations and their impact on plant damage in Uganda by Tinzaara, W, Gold, C.S, Kagezi, G.H, Dicke, M, Huis, A. van, Nankinga, C.M, Tushemereirwe, W, Ragama, P.E

“…:  An on‐farm study to evaluate the effect of pheromone trap density on the population of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Col.,…”
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Farmers’ willingness to pay for disease-screened and labeled clean banana planting materials in Uganda by Kikulwe, E.M., Sebatta, C., Okurut, S., Tinzaara, W., Karamura, E.

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Ecologically sustainable technologies for management of highland banana pests in East and Central Africa by Tinzaara, W., Ocimati, W., Kubiriba, J., Karamura, E.

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Effects of insecticides on non-target organisms in African agroecosystems: a case for establishing regional testing programmes by Wiktelius, S., Chiverton, P.A., Meguenni, H., Bennaceur, M., Ghezal, F., Umeh, E-D.N., Egwuatu, R.I., Minja, E., Makusi, R., Tukahirwa, E., Tinzaara, W., Deedat, Y.

“…Field trials were simultaneously conducted in Algeria, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia between 1992 and 1995 in order to determine the effects of…”
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Field distribution of banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) adults in cooking banana stands in Uganda by Gold, C.S., Night, G., Ragama, P.E., Kagezi, G.H., Tinzaara, W., Abera, A.M.K.

“…The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), is a nocturnal insect that is not readily observed in banana fields. Knowledge on its distribution is…”
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The banana Xanthomonas wilt epidemic in east and central Africa: current research and development efforts by Tinzaara, W., Karamura, E.B., Kubiriba, J., Ochola, D., Ocimati, W., Blomme, G., Ssekiwoko, F.

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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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Systemicity of X anthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and time to disease expression after inflorescence infection in E ast A frican highland and P isang A wak bananas in U ganda by Ocimati, W., Ssekiwoko, F., Karamura, E., Tinzaara, W., Eden‐Green, S., Blomme, G.

“…Banana xanthomonas wilt ( XW ) caused by X anthomonas campestris pv. musacearum ( X cm) attacks all banana cultivars. Xcm in inflorescence‐infected P isang A…”
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