African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

An alternative to complete banana mat uprooting: Assessing the effectiveness of continuous cutting at soil level of all shoots in a mat on speed for corm decay

Jules Ntamwira
  • Jules Ntamwira
  • Bioversity International, Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Muller Kamira
  • Muller Kamira
  • Bioversity International, Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Walter Ocimati
  • Walter Ocimati
  • Bioversity International, P. O. Box 24384, Kampala, Uganda.
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Mariam Bumba
  • Mariam Bumba
  • Bioversity International, Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Guy Blomme
  • Guy Blomme
  • Bioversity International, Addis Ababa office, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2016
  •  Published: 07 July 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Ntamwira, J., Kamira, M., Ocimati, W., Bumba, M., & Blomme, G. (2016). An alternative to complete banana mat uprooting: Assessing the effectiveness of continuous cutting at soil level of all shoots in a mat on speed for corm decay. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(27), 2356-2368.
Chicago /
Jules Ntamwira, Muller Kamira, Walter Ocimati, Mariam Bumba and Guy Blomme. "An alternative to complete banana mat uprooting: Assessing the effectiveness of continuous cutting at soil level of all shoots in a mat on speed for corm decay." African Journal of Agricultural Research 11, no. 27 (2016): 2356-2368.
MLA /
Jules Ntamwira, et al. "An alternative to complete banana mat uprooting: Assessing the effectiveness of continuous cutting at soil level of all shoots in a mat on speed for corm decay." African Journal of Agricultural Research 11.27 (2016): 2356-2368.