Spread of Cooking Bananas (Musa spp., genome ABB) in a Traditional Plantain-Growing Area in Southeast Nigeria

The study examined the level and rate of spread of cooking bananas (Musa spp., ABB genome) to determine their success among the farmers. They were introduced in Southeastern Nigeria in the mid-1980s by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as an interim measure to reduce the inc...

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Main Authors: Ezedinma, C., Lemchi, J., Tshiunza, M., Tenkouano, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2002-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
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Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v20n2/64.pdf