Browsing by Subject "Highland bananas"

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Allometric growth relationships of East Africa highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB) cv. Kisansa and Mbwazirume

Nyombi, Kenneth; van Asten, P. J. A.; Leffelaar, P. A.; Corbeels, M.; Kaizzi, C. K.; Giller, K. E. (Association of Applied Biologists, 2009)

Highland bananas are an important staple food in East Africa, but there is little information on their physiology and growth patterns. This makes it difficult to identify opportunities for yield improvement. We studied ...
Mineral fertilizer response and nutrient use efficiencies of East African highland banana (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB, cv. Kisansa)

Nyombi, K.; Van Asten, P. J. A.; Corbeels, M.; Taulya, G.; Leffelaar, P. A.; Giller, K. E. (Elsevier, 2010)

The poor yield of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EAHB) on smallholder farms has been attributed to problems of poor soil fertility. The effects of mineral fertilizers on crop performance were measured at two ...