Banana, cassava diseases attack 47 districts
The government is to fund the research into banana wilt and cassava streak disease, President Yoweri Museveni has said. He made the announcement on Wednesday while meeting with district chairpersons, extension workers, Chief Administrative Officer s, district agricultural officers, farmers and minis...
- The President of the Republic of Uganda teams up with Dr. Wilberforce Tushemereirwe, Program Leader National Banana Research Program in the fight against the deadly Banana Xanthomonas wilt
- Museveni Advises Busonga Leaders on Banana Bactieral Wilt
- First Lady advices farmers on Banana Bacterial Wilt preventions
New matooke variety empowers households
By John Kasozi
EVA Musinguzi, Winifred Ntawera and Keziah Ruharuza cannot believe that the newly-released two-inch Kiwangaazi banana variety they despised is empowering them.
The trio, who are part of the 16 contact farmers for the National Banana Research Programme under the National Agricultural Res...
welcome
Welcome to the website of the National Banana Research Program. As one of the research arms of NARO, the National Banana Research Program is mandated to carry out research on Banana in Uganda. Its goal is to enhance banana productivity and utilization through development and promotion of technologies for integrated management of weevil, black Sigatoka and nematodes.
Enhanced banana productivity will, in turn, contribute to the Uganda national goal of improving food security and household income of people living under severe poverty. The NBRP comprises a team of interdisplinary scientists and students working closely to ensure that Banana improvement is approached from a wholistic perspective. The following working groups make up the Banana research team; Breeders, Pathologists, Socioeconomists, Biotechnologists, Nematologists and Entomologists.
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Banana Leafy Wooly Worm
Banana Leaf Wooly Worm
Eggs are laid on the reverse side of the leaves and 28 days Figure 2. Ceramidia larva 5-6 days.
As the larva grows, the band size increases. Damage is perpendicular to the central vein, finally perforating the leaf. The chrysalis is surrounded by numerous larva hairs, which protect against environmental conditions and predators. Chrysalises are found mostly along the central vein on the underside of the leaf, on the shoot and occasionally on the bunch.
Management
- Perform adequate shoot and stem removal
- Do not leave stumps when pruning leaves.Correct weed management, maintain soil cover.
- Set up traps to catch adults, using agents like Oxyfluorfen (Goal).
- Install one monitoring trap for every 10 hectares, and record catches
- Existing natural controls like wasps and other parasites must be allowed to act on the management of this pest.
Projects
