selected publications
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- Modeling the Dynamics of Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites Sordidus (Germar), by Trapping with Holling Type II Response Function. Journal of Informatics and Mathematical Sciences. 12:173-187. 2020
- Breeding banana (Musa spp.) for drought tolerance: A review. Plant Breeding. 139:685-696. 2020
- Banana Xanthomonas wilt dynamics with mixed cultivars in a periodic environment. International Journal of Biomathematics. 13:2050005. 2020
- 'NABIO 808' (syn. 'NAROBAN 5'): a tasty cooking banana cultivar with resistance to pests and diseases.. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology. 19:491-495. 2019
- Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production: thematic study for The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture 2019
- Assessing the potential of trees to sustain soil fertility in the banana agroforestry system in Uganda. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 43:662-677. 2019
- Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt: Evidence from Impact of Adoption of Cultural Control Practices in Uganda. Sustainability. 11. 2019
- Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from different banana growing regions in Uganda. Agricultural and Food Science. 7:1-8. 2018
- Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda 2018
- Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Infection: The Role of Debudding and Roguing as Control Options within a Mixed Cultivar Plantation. International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. 2017:1-13. 2017
- A mathematical model for the dynamics of banana Xanthomonas Wilt with vertical transmission and inflorescence infection. Journal of Biological Systems. 24:147-165. 2016
- Distribution, incidence and farmers knowledge of banana Xanthomonas wilt in Burundi 2016
- Introduced banana hybrids in Africa: seed systems, farmers? experiences and consumers? perspectives 2016
- Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa 2016
- Suppression of the ubiquitin E2 gene through RNA interference causes mortality in the banana weevil,Cosmopolites sordidus(Germar) 2016
- Rapid, specific, simple, in-field detection of Xanthomonas campestris pathovar musacearum by loop-mediated isothermal amplification.. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 119:1651-1658. 2015
- Effects of water stress on the development of banana xanthomonas wilt disease. Plant Pathology. 64:552-558. 2015
- Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum down-regulates selected defense genes during its interaction with both resistant and susceptible banana. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 90:21-26. 2015
- Adverse impact of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa 2015
- GENETIC ANALYSIS OF WEEVIL (COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS) RESISTANCE IN AN F2 DIPLOID BANANA POPULATION 2015
- 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
- Household dynamics influencing effective eradication of Xanthomonas wilt in smallholder banana systems in Ugunja division-Kenya 2014
- In-vitro proliferation of Musa balbisiana improves with increased vitamin concentration and dark culturing 2014
- Systemicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and time to disease expression after inflorescence infection in East African highland and Pisang Awak bananas in Uganda. Plant Pathology. 62:777-785. 2013
- Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 in bananas. Euphytica. 194:425-430. 2013
- Determinants of Farm-Level Adoption of Cultural Practices for Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Control in Uganda. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 5:70. 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
- Effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification practices in managing pests in smallholder banana systems in East and Central Africa 2013
- Community mobilization: a key to effective control of banana Xanthomonas wilt 2012
- Strengthening the capacity of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) to sustainably manage the outbreak of banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa 2012
- An analysis of the risk from Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum to banana cultivation in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa 2008
- IPM strategies for banana weevil in eastern Africa: the way forward 2003
- Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ). Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6:79-155. 2001
- Effects of the leaf spot complex and leaf pruning on growth and yield in highland bananas: results of the first ratoon crop. 2000
- Geographic shifts in the highland cooking banana (Musa spp., group AAA-EA) production in Uganda. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. 6:45-59. 1999
- Banana IPM in Uganda 1999
- Geographic shifts in highland cooking banana (Musa, group AAA EA) production in Uganda: site and data summaries 1999
- Mobilizing IPM for sustainable banana production in Africa 1999
- Assessment of nematode damage in East African highland banana systems: banana nematodes and weevil borers in Asia and Pacific: proceedings of a workshop held at Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 18-22 April 1994, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 1994
- Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems 1994
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- Evaluation of a lateral flow device for in-field detection of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt and its application in tracking the systemicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum 2016
- The performance of East African highland bananas released in farmers? fields and the need for their further improvement 2016
- Interactive effects of fertilizer and inoculum concentration on subsequent development of xanthomonas wilt in banana 2014
- Banana genotype composition along the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border: a gene pool mix for plantain and highland bananas 2013
- CURRENT GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TWO NATIVE AFRICAN BIOTIC CONSTRAINTS TO MUSA PRODUCTION: XANTHOMONAS WILT OF BANANA AND ENSET, AND SOME NEMATODE SPECIES 2013
- Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa 2013
- Farmers' awareness and application of banana Xanthomonas wilt control options: The case of Uganda and Kenya 2011
- Developing a regional strategy to address the outbreak of banana Xanthomonas wilt in East and Central Africa 2006
- Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 2003
- Pests threatening Musa biodiversity in the Great Lakes region of eastern Africa 2002
- Fusarium wilt of banana in Uganda, with special emphasis on wilt-like symptoms observed on east Africa highland cooking cultivars (Musa SPP., AAA) 2000
- Geographic shifts in highland banana production in Uganda 2000
- Multivariate analyses of supposedly duplicate accessions of east African highland bananas in germplasm colections in Uganda 2000
- Multivariate analysis of supposedly duplicate accessions of East African highland bananas in germplasm collections in Uganda 2000
- Rate of nematode infestation of clean banana planting material (Musa spp. AAA) in Uganda 2000
- Relationships between soil fertility, banana weevil and nematodes in the East African highland cooking banana in Ntungamo, southwestern Uganda 2000
- The elusive banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar 2000
- Geographic shifts in highland cooking banana (Musa spp., group AAA-EA) production in Uganda 1999
- Banana weevil population densities and related damage in Ntungamo and Mbarara districts, Uganda 1997
- Influence of soil conservation bunds, compost manure, coffee and bean intercropping on weevil incidence, banana vigour and bunch weight in Bagambaa sub-county, a hilly environment in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda 1997
- First International Conference on banana and plantain for Africa 1996
- Survey of beanfly (Ophiomyia spp) in Kabale District 1991