Soil Management Requirements for Banana Production on the Heavy Soils Around Lake Victoria in Uganda

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

“…Vitousek et al (1994) reported increased rates of soil mineralization along a decreasing elevation gradient which was most strongly associated with altitude, influencing banana production. Despite the ability of plantains to grow in a wide range of soils, optimum nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus are needed to satisfy plant requirements for profitable production (Zake et al, 2000). The introduced plantain cultivars 'T6' and 'Obubit' had good yields comparable to 'Musheba', the local check, at the low altitude sites in this study.…”

Nursery Soil Amendments for Cashew Seedling Production: A Comparative Analysis of Coffee Husk and NPK

“…Following the recommendation of Zake et al (2000), the treatments were incorporated into the soil by ring application at 4weeks after planting. The experiment involved six nutritional treatments, the concentrations of each nutritional treatment was presented in Table 2.…”

“…Literature on the use of coffee waste as a soil amendment is limited; however, some experiments (Tenaw & Kelsa, 1998;Zake et al, 2000;Preethu et al, 2007;Nguyen et al, 2013) indicated that coffee waste (coffee husk) is a valuable organic fertilizer, particularly for highly weathered soils of the humid tropics. Tuan (2005) reported that coffee husk compost supplemented with lime and phosphorus fertilizer resulted in long time of composting process, slow degradation of organic matter.…”

Physiological nutrient use efficiency of banana hybrids across agro ecological regions in Uganda

“…In Uganda, a substantial proportion of the bananas are grown near the homestead (Zake et al, 2000). Plots near the homestead generally receive more organic household residues and are often more mulched than fields further away.…”

“…A typical household in Uganda grows an average of 7 banana varieties simultaneously with a maximum of 27 varieties (Tumuhairwe et al, 2003). However, banana production has declined over the years from 8.5 to 5.6 tonnes /ha due to low soil fertility as one of the major constraints (Zake et al, 2000). Most farmers perceive continuous cropping and erosion as the main causes of soil fertility decline (Bekunda et al, 1999 (Gold et al, 1999;NARO, 2000).…”