Inoculation, colonization and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants

P. Paparu; T. Dubois; C. S. Gold; E. Adipala; B. Niere; D. Coyne

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Published: Sep 21, 2004

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Antagonistics artificial inoculation Banana pests and diseases

P. Paparu

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

T. Dubois

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Agricultural College, Shivajnargar, Pune 411 005, India

C. S. Gold

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

E. Adipala

Department of Crop Science, Makerere University P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

B. Niere

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

D. Coyne

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

The use of mutualistic fungal endophytes to control the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) and banana parasitic nematodes (Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus) is currently being investigated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

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Paparu, P., Dubois, T., S. Gold, C., Adipala, E., Niere, B., & Coyne, D. (2004). Inoculation, colonization and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 583–589. Retrieved from http://journal.naro.go.ug/index.php/ujas/article/view/271

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2004)

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