Effects of fertilizer and hot-water treatment upon establishment, survival and yield of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, French)

Häuser, S.

doi:10.1016/s0378-4290(00)00071-x

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“…The story of agronomic research on plantains leads to the analysis of different institutions' research programs that participated in the production of knowledge that is being used for the ongoing plantain innovation process (Hauser 2000). We put forward the hypothesis that the mechanism of "hybridizing" the different forms of research implemented at African Banana and Plantain Research Center (CARBAP) since 1989 has played a crucial (but not exclusive) role in ensuring the implementation of scientific knowledge among producers in Cameroon, that is to say, in transforming this knowledge about bananas and plantains in Cameroon, especially in the upscale of technical improvements at the farmer level.…”

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Organizational determinant of technological innovation in food agriculture and impacts on sustainable development

Temple

Kwa

Tetang

et al. 2011

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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The food security challenges faced by populations in sub-Saharan Africa and the fact that extensive production systems are reaching their limits in the food-producing agricultural chain have increased the need to accelerate technological innovation toward the ecological intensification of agricultural production systems. Here, a review of the research conducted on plantain bananas (Musa paradisiaca) in Cameroon since 1988 revealed how institutional innovation has enabled the hybridization of different research forms- such as fundamental, systems, and action research-and reinforced the organizational innovation required for technical change. We found that impact evaluation underlined the complementarity between the increases in productivity and income in rural areas, as well as the production of human and social capital and the protection of forest resources. (Résumé d'auteur

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Organizational determinant of technological innovation in food agriculture and impacts on sustainable development

Temple

Kwa

Tetang

et al. 2011

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…Hauser (unpublished) measured the amount of K in hot-water treated and fertilised plantain plants just prior to flowering, by destructive sampling, and found that plant uptake was 300 kg ha −1 . Yield from the remaining plants was 28 Mg ha −1 (Hauser 2000). Crucially, fertiliser application rates in sub-Saharan Africa are extremely low.…”

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“…While Hauser (2000) showed synergistic effects on yield of boiling water and fertiliser application, here we take the more conservative assumption of additive effects. Mulch and fertiliser combinations have not been computed as they are likely to be substitutional.…”

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Improving plantain (Musa spp. AAB) yields on smallholder farms in West and Central Africa

Norgrove

Häuser

2014

Food Sec.

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Plantain is an important staple in West and Central Africa, where it is predominantly grown by smallholder farmers. On-farm data are rare but yields are considered to be low. We collated actual yields in the region, reviewed regional plantain research published from 1976 to 2013, then estimated what yields would be attainable on smallholder farms if the proven, best-fit innovations were adopted. Mean actual yields reported ranged from 2.9 to 8.9 Mg ha −1 with a mean of 5.7 Mg ha −1 for False horn plantain and 4.5 to 10.2 Mg ha −1 with a mean of 7.8 Mg ha −1 for French plantain. Experiments found dealt with: cultural practices, particularly intercropping; abiotic factors such as fertiliser, mulch application and irrigation; biotic factors, predominantly sucker sanitation methods, but including three controlled yield loss studies on nematodes and black sigatoka; landrace comparisons and the introduction of improved cultivars, predominantly those exhibiting black sigatoka-tolerance. We conclude that intercropping should be retained according to farmer preference as there was no evidence of yield reductions for plantain. Boiling water treatment of suckers should be universally recommended. Inputs, whether mulch or K fertiliser up to 300 kg ha −1 , should be applied as both reduced plant losses and increased bunch mass. With the highest yielding local landrace type, on-farm yields could be increased from 7.8 Mg ha −1 to 35.5 Mg ha −1 with purchased inputs or to 23.7 Mg ha −1 without purchased inputs.

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“…Many smallholder farmers in the important banana growing regions of Africa have insufficient land to practice crop rotation, while chemical control is often not appropriate, pesticides are unavailable or they are too costly (Speijer and De Waele 1997). Methods for producing healthy planting material, appropriate to smallholders, have been developed, but these may only reduce losses in the early cycles of production (Hauser 2000;Speijer et al 2000a;Elsen et al 2004). Identification and use of suitable sources of nematode resistance in Musa are considered highly appropriate for the long-term reduction of nematode problems in smallholder production systems.…”

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Measurement of the field response of Musa genotypes to Radopholus Similis and Helicotylenchus Multicinctus and the implications for nematode resistance breeding

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Crop growth and damage parameters (plant growth and yield, root damage and nematode population densities), believed to be associated with resistance of Musa genotypes to nematodes under field conditions, were evaluated in a field trial of 24 Musa genotypes inoculated at planting with a combination of Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicinctus with the objective to identify parameters with strong association with nematode resistance and high heritability. Correlation and path analysis of the association between plant growth, yield, root damage and nematode population densities showed a strong negative association between percentage dead roots, percentage root necrosis, R. similis and H. multicinctus population densities and yield. The strongest negative association was observed between percentage dead roots and yield. Broad-sense genotype heritability estimates demonstrated that heritability estimates for percentage dead roots, number of large lesions and nematode population density were most affected by inoculation with nematodes. These results indicate therefore that effective selection for nematode resistance under field conditions could be obtained by using an index, that includes percentage dead roots, the number of large lesions, and nematode population density.

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Effects of fertilizer and hot-water treatment upon establishment, survival and yield of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, French)

Cited by 32 publications

References 12 publications

Organizational determinant of technological innovation in food agriculture and impacts on sustainable development

Organizational determinant of technological innovation in food agriculture and impacts on sustainable development

Improving plantain (Musa spp. AAB) yields on smallholder farms in West and Central Africa

Measurement of the field response of Musa genotypes to Radopholus Similis and Helicotylenchus Multicinctus and the implications for nematode resistance breeding

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