selected publications
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article
- Altitude and management affect soil fertility, leaf nutrient status and Xanthomonas wilt prevalence in enset gardens. SOIL. 7:1-14. 2021
- SNP‐based genotyping and whole‐genome sequencing reveal previously unknown genetic diversity in Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum, causal agent of banana Xanthomonas wilt, in its presumed Ethiopian origin. Plant Pathology. 70:534-543. 2021
- The Integration of Shade-Sensitive Annual Crops in Musa spp. Plantations in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 11. 2021
- Sensitivity and tolerance of different annual crops to different levels of banana shade and dry season weather. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS. 4. 2020
- Detection of banana plants and their major diseases through aerial images and machine learning methods: A case study in DR Congo and Republic of Benin. Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 169:110-124. 2020
- The development of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense lineage VI strains in East and Central Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 158:495-509. 2020
- Global cropland connectivity: A risk factor for invasion and saturation by emerging pathogens and pests. BioScience. 70:744-758. 2020
- Xanthomonas wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across infected landscapes. Sustainability. 12:1-20. 2020
- The suckering behaviour of plantains (Musa, AAB) can be viewed as part of an evolved reproductive strategy. Scientia Horticulturae. 261:108975. 2020
- The performance of a wide range of plantain cultivars at three contrasting altitude sites in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Fruits. 75:21-35. 2020
- Pro‐vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 100:634-647. 2020
- Can the timely removal of outer symptomatic leaves of enset plants following a tool-mediated infection with Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum lead to recovery?. Fruits. 75:258-266. 2020
- AI-powered banana diseases and pest detection. Plant Methods. 15:1-11. 2019
- Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands. European Journal of Agronomy. 110:125923. 2019
- Effect of timing of diseased plant cutting, altitude and banana cultivar on efficacy of singly removing Xanthomonas wilt infected banana plants. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 154:477-489. 2019
- Controlling Xanthomonas wilt of banana: Influence of collective application, frequency of application, and social factors on the effectiveness of the Single Diseased Stem Removal technique in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Crop Protection. 118:79-88. 2019
- Pesticide Use Practices in Root, Tuber, and Banana Crops by Smallholder Farmers in Rwanda and Burundi.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16:400. 2019
- Farmer Reported Pest and Disease Impacts on Root, Tuber, and Banana Crops and Livelihoods in Rwanda and Burundi. Sustainability. 11. 2019
- The Role of Women in Production and Management of RTB Crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do Men Decide, and Women Work?. Sustainability. 11. 2019
- Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) in Central Africa: Opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies. Njas-wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 86-87:89-100. 2018
- The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientia Horticulturae. 234:126-133. 2018
- Agroecological integration of shade- and drought-tolerant food/feed crops for year-round productivity in banana-based systems under rain-fed conditions in Central Africa 2018
- Genetic Diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in East and Central Africa.. Plant Disease. 102:552-560. 2018
- Assessing enset fibre yield and quality for a wide range of enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] landraces in Ethiopia. Fruits. 73:328-341. 2018
- Integration of shade-tolerant forage legumes under enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] plants in south-western Ethiopia. Fruits. 73:365-375. 2018
- A control package revolving around the removal of single diseased banana stems is effective for the restoration of Xanthomonas wilt infected fields. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 149:385-400. 2017
- Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa. Agricultural Economics. 48:241-259. 2017
- Plantain cultivars (Musa spp. AAB) grown at different altitudes demonstrate cool temperature and photoperiod responses relevant to genetic improvement.. Field Crops Research. 194:103-111. 2016
- The distribution and incidence of banana Fusarium wilt in subsistence farming systems in east and central Africa.. Crop Protection. 84:132-140. 2016
- Agro-ecological niche of bacterial wilt (Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum) of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheessman) in Gamo highlands of Ethiopia 2016
- On-farm banana (Musa) cultivar diversity status across different altitudes in North and South Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2016
- Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa. The story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement 2016
- Variation in nectar volume and sugar content in male flowers of Musa cultivars grown in Rwanda and their non-effect on the numbers of visiting key diurnal insect vectors of banana Xanthomonas wilt 2016
- Provitamin A carotenoid content of unripe and ripe banana cultivars for potential adoption in eastern Africa. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 43:1-6. 2015
- Effects of water stress on the development of banana xanthomonas wilt disease. Plant Pathology. 64:552-558. 2015
- Incomplete systemic movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and the occurrence of latent infections in xanthomonas wilt‐infected banana mats. Plant Pathology. 64:81-90. 2015
- Improving the adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: Evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa: proceeding 2015
- The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events. Virus Evolution. 1. 2015
- Towards understanding the diversity of banana bunchy top virus in the Great Lakes region of Africa 2015
- Virus diseases of tropical and subtropical crops 2015
- Comparative importance of infection routes for banana Xanthomonas wilt and implications on disease epidemiology and management. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology-revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie. 36:418-427. 2014
- Fine-tuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 139:271-287. 2014
- Enset (Ensete ventricosum) clone selection by farmers and their cultural practices in southern Ethiopia. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 61:1091-1104. 2014
- Management of RTB-critical pests and diseases under changing climates, through risk assessment, surveillance and modeling, 29-31 January, 2014, Kabale, Uganda 2014
- Musa germplasm diversity status across a wide range of agro-ecological zones in Rwanda 2014
- Nutrient imbalance and yield limiting factors of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems. Field Crops Research. 147:68-78. 2013
- Understanding banana bunchy top disease epidemiology in Burundi for an enhanced and integrated management approach. Plant Pathology. 62:562-570. 2013
- Influence of plant density on variability of soil fertility and nutrient budgets in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 95:187-202. 2013
- Ecological characteristics and cultivar influence optimal plant density of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA) in low input cropping systems. Scientia Horticulturae. 150:299-311. 2013
- 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. Annals of Applied Biology. 162:4-26. 2013
- Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi 2013
- Banana systems in the humid highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: enhancing resilence and productivity 2013
- CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone 2013
- CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs 2013
- Content and Retention of Provitamin A Carotenoids Following Ripening and Local Processing of Four Popular Musa Cultivars from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Sustainable Agriculture Research. 2:60-75. 2013
- Cultural practices for banana bunchy top disease management: a sustainable option for Burundian smallholders? 2013
- Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2013
- Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households 2013
- Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Central Africa: experiences of the Consortium for Improving Agriculturebased Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) 2013
- Walking the impact pathway: CIALCA's efforts to mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region 2013
- Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems. Field Crops Research. 135:126-136. 2012
- Bioaccessibility of provitamin A carotenoids in bananas (Musa spp.) and derived dishes in African countries. Food Chemistry. 133:1471-1477. 2012
- Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) cultivar preference, local processing techniques and consumption patterns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2012
- Content and changes in Provitamin A carotenoids during ripening of fruit from four popular Musa cultivars consumed in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2012
- Integrated soil fertility management in Central Africa: experiences of the consortium for Improving agriculture based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) 2012
- Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against Cataenococcus ensete [Williams and Matile-Ferrero, (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)] on enset. Crop Protection. 30:401-404. 2011
- Dietary diversity and nutrition status of preschool children from banana dependent households in Gitega (Burundi) and Butembo (Democratic Republic of Congo) 2011
- Musa collection and characterization work in central and eastern DR-Congo: a chronological overview 2011
- Screening Musa genotypes for BBTV resistance in Burundi 2011
- The effect of application of organic matter during planting on growth of an East African highland cooking banana grown on two contrasting soils in south Kivu, eastern DR-Congo 2010
- Farmer's guide: ebikooko nendwara z'ebitookye 2009
- An analysis of the risk from Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum to banana cultivation in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa 2008
- Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions 2007
- The role of bananas in Eastern DRCongo 2006
- Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) growth depends on size and physiological stage of planting material 2005
- Relationship between electrical capacitance and root traits 2004
- Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.) 2001
- Assessment of variability in the root system characteristics of banana (Musa spp.) according to genome group and ploidy level 2000
- Early assessment of root system development in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) 2000
- Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development 1996
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- Multi-locational evaluation of cooking banana cultivars NARITA 4 hybrid and Mpologoma in Rwanda 2017
- Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2016
- Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa 2016
- Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: Key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region: proceeding (poster) 2016
- Natural occurrence and pathogenicity of Xanthomonas bacteria on selected plants 2016
- Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa: the story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement 2016
- Systemicity of banana bunchy top viral infection in the Kisangani region of the Democratic Republic of Congo 2016
- Abstracts of Presentations at the 2015 APS Annual Meeting 2015
- Household uses of the banana plant in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2015
- Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2014
- Ethnic-based diversity and distribution of enset (Ensete ventricosum) clones in southern Ethiopia 2014
- Interactive effects of fertilizer and inoculum concentration on subsequent development of xanthomonas wilt in banana 2014
- Agricultural technology diffusion and adoption in banana- and legume-based systems of central Africa 2013
- Agro-ecological intensification of farming systems in the east and central African highlands 2013
- CURRENT GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TWO NATIVE AFRICAN BIOTIC CONSTRAINTS TO MUSA PRODUCTION: XANTHOMONAS WILT OF BANANA AND ENSET, AND SOME NEMATODE SPECIES 2013
- Impact of interventions by Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households 2013
- Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculture-based livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households 2013
- Indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and growth of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under nursery and field conditions in Rwanda 2013
- Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa 2013
- On-farm Musa germplasm diversity in different agroecologies of Burundi 2013
- Retention of provitamin A carotenoids during postharvest ripening and processing of three popular Musa cultivars in south-western Uganda 2013
- Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems 2012
- Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 2012
- Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in east and central Africa based on vegetative compatibility, ribosomal DNA polymorphism and phylogenetic analysis. Proceedings (Poster) of the International Banana Symposium, Taiwan, 19-22 November 2012
- CIALCA livelihood baseline survey report: technical report, No. 17 2011
- Bringing research results to users: the case for a knowledge resource centre 2010
- An IPM guide for enset root mealybug (Cataenococcus ensete) in enset production 2009
- Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and sucker-derived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants 2008
- CIALCA improving livelihoods: pulling together for Central Africa 2006
- Developing a regional strategy to address the outbreak of banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa 2006
- Root and shoot development during the plant crop and the first ratoon of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) with implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria 2006
- Farmer-participatory testing of integrated pest management options for sustainable banana production in Eastern Africa 2005
- Influence of genotype and developmental stage on plant dry matter distribution and shoot-root ratio in banana and plantain 2005
- Methodologies for root system assessment in Musa spp 2005
- Effect of nematodes on root and shoot growth of in vitro-propagated and sword sucker-derived plants of six Musa spp. genotypes 2004
- Root system development during two crop cycles, and relationships between the mother plant root system and lateral shoot growth, in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) 2002
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review
- Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple.. Annals of Botany. 747-766. 2019
- Seed degeneration of banana planting materials: strategies for improved farmer access to healthy seed. Plant Pathology. 207-228. 2019
- Agronomic practices with a special focus on transplanting methods for optimum growth and yield of enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] in Ethiopia. Fruits. 349-355. 2018
- Dietary diversity associated with different enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman]-based production systems in Ethiopia. Fruits. 356-364. 2018
- Traditional enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] sucker propagation methods and opportunities for crop improvement. Fruits. 342-348. 2018