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Onfarm participatory evaluation of East African highland banana Matooke hybrids (Musa spp.)

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Title Onfarm participatory evaluation of East African highland banana Matooke hybrids (Musa spp.)
 
Creator Nowankunda, K.
Barekye Erima, R.
Batte, M.
Tushemereirwe, W.K.
Ssali, R.T.
 
Subject BLACK SIGATOKA
HYBRIDS
MUSA
SENSORY ACCEPTABILITY
DISEASES RESISTANCE
YIELD
 
Description The East African highland bananas ‘Matooke’ (Musa spp.) are unique interms of utilization, their taste and the cultural attachment to the people in the EastAfrica region. Research efforts have been directed towards improving these bananasfor disease resistance, pest resistance and higher yields, while keeping their uniquetaste and other culinary qualities. This paper presents results of an on-farmparticipatory evaluation study of 18 conventionally bred hybrids selected from anearly evaluation trial at the Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute. The 18‘Matooke’ hybrids (17 with AAA genome; one with AAAA genome) and a localcultivar were planted in farmers’ fields in Kasangombe sub-county, Nakasekedistrict in Central Uganda. The hybrids were evaluated for consumer acceptability,black Sigatoka resistance and agronomic performance The ‘Matooke’ hybrids ‘M2’,‘M9’, ‘M14’ and ‘M17’ (AAA genome) were selected as the most acceptable hybrids,combining high yields with resistance to black Sigatoka.
Rockefeller Foundation
Peer Review
 
Date 2018-01-16T12:03:39Z
2018-01-16T12:03:39Z
2010-11
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Nowankunda, K., Barekye Erima, R., Batte, M., Tushemereirwe, W.K. & Ssali, R.T. (2008). On-farm participatory evaluation of east African highland banana'matooke'hybrids (Musa spp.). In IV International Symposium on Banana: International Conference on Banana and Plantain in Africa. Acta Horticulturae, 879, 585-591.
0567-7572
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90363
 
Language en
 
Format 585-592
 
Source Acta Horticulturae