Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is transmitted persistently by the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel. Apart from Musaceae family, P. nigronervosa can also grow on...

Enhancing nutritional quality of plantain food products through improved access to endophyte primed and high pro vitamin A plantain cultivars under integrated soil fertility...

This project on BBTD was undertaken under the RTB , the Alliance for BBTV control in Africa and TCP project of FAO which aim of understanding epidemiology of BBTD,...

Banana and plantain (Musa spp) contribute to food security for about 70 million people in Africa and in Cameroon where it serves as source of income and food security....

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is transmitted persistently by the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel. To effectively and sustainably manage BBTV threat, this study...

Optimizing the use of U.S. Ex-PVP inbred lines for enhancing the agronomic performance of tropical Striga resistant maize inbred lines

The project aims to develop management strategies to enable continued banana-plantain production in areas of Sub-Saharan Africa severely affected by banana bunchy top disease,...

Enhanced breeding for increased productivity and improved quality in West Africa

Enhanced breeding for increased productivity and improved quality in West Africa.

Enhanced breeding for increased productivity and improved quality in West Africa.

Enhanced breeding for increased productivity and improved quality in West Africa

Enhanced breeding for increased productivity and improved quality in West Africa

Enhanced breeding for increased productivity and improved quality in West Africa

The project, climate-smart agricultural technologies (CSAT) for improved livelihoods and food security in Niger is financed by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Bamako,Mali. The...

Banana and plantain (Musa spp) represent an important food and cash crop worldwide. Their cultivation faces many pest and disease constraints amongst which banana bunchy top...

The banana aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphidae) is the vector of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus), causal agent of banana bunchy top...

The average yam yields of local varieties is less than 25% of the yield of improved released varieties, which range from 30 to 40 tons/ha. Absence of a formal seed system has...

The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) is probably the major pest for fruit and vegetable production systems nowadays in the world. It has invaded...

The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) is probably the major pest for fruit and vegetable production systems nowadays in the world. It has invaded...

The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) is probably the major pest for fruit and vegetable production systems nowadays in the world. It has invaded...