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Pests and diseases

WEBScientific names of pests and pathogens. Banana streak viruses. Banana bract mosaic virus. Banana bunchy top virus. Cosmopolites sordidus. Fusarium …

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Plant health Improving the understanding of banana

WEBPlant health is the "discipline that uses a range of measures to control and prevent pests, weeds and disease-causing organisms from spreading into new areas, …

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Fusarium wilt Improving the understanding of banana

WEBFusarium wilt of banana, popularly known as Panama disease, is a lethal fungal disease caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense ( Foc ). It is the first …

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Lakatan Improving the understanding of banana

WEBStatus. Cultivar. ITC code. ITC0573. ' Lakatan ' is a popular dessert banana in the Philippines. It was first described as Musa paradisiaca Lacatan in the 19th century …

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Bungulan Improving the understanding of banana

WEBCavendish. Status. Cultivar. ' Bungulan ' is a popular Cavendish cultivar from the Philippines, where it is also known as 'Bongolan', 'Balungun' and 'Bangalun' among …

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Banana streak viruses Improving the understanding of banana

WEBBanana streak viruses. Banana streak viruses (BSV) form a complex of viral species that cause Banana streak. The species belong to the Badnavirus genus and the …

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Island Food Community of Pohnpei

WEBThe Island Food Community of Pohnpei is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of local food. It was created in 2004 by Lois Englberger, an American …

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Soil health and suppressiveness: new directions in banana …

WEBThe International Year of Soils generated much discussion and critical analyses around the use of this natural resource. Under the slogan “healthy soils for a …

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Ney Poovan Improving the understanding of banana

WEBAB. Subgroup. Status. Cultivar. ITC code. ITC0459. ' Ney Poovan ' is one of the few AB genome cultivars and is grown widely because of the sweet, subacid flavour …

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Peru’s best kept banana secret : In pictures Improving …

WEBPeru’s best kept banana secret. 'Isla' is one of the most sought-after bananas in Peru. Yet, little is known about it, starting with how and when it got to South …

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Phil Rowe Improving the understanding of banana

WEBPhil Rowe was a banana breeder who spent his entire career in Honduras. His creations, the disease- and pest-resistant FHIA hybrids, are among the first hybrids to be …

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Banana sucker Improving the understanding of banana

WEBA fruit-bearing parent plant (left) and a ratoon sucker (right). A sucker is a shoot that develops from a lateral bud on the rhizome and emerges from the soil usually near the …

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Pisang Jari Buaya Improving the understanding of banana

WEBLocal names. 'Pisang Jari Buaya' means "crocodile's fingers banana" in Malay 1 . 'Pisang Jari Buaya' (Indonesia, Malaysia), '50-cent' (Solomon Islands) 2 3 .

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Evaluation of a “Traditional Food for Health” Intervention in …

WEBNutrition-related disorders are serious problems in Pohnpei, the second most populated state in the FSM. The World Health Organization STEPs survey of the Pohnpei state in …

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Banana diversity in Indonesia

WEBBanana is the most important and widely planted fruit in Indonesia. Major dessert cultivars include Pisang Ambon Kuning (AAA), Pisang Ambon Hijau (AAA), …

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Six-step process to priority setting Improving the understanding …

WEBThe methodology used for the priority setting exercise draws heavily on the one developed by Fuglie and collaborators for the International Potato Center, with some modifications …

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