Competitive inhibition of yield potential in a ‘Williams’ banana plantation due to excessive sucker growth

Robinson, John C.; Nel, D. J.

doi:10.1016/0304-4238(90)90094-u

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“…On the other hand, leaving too many suckers on the mat can reduce productivity, as the suckers draw on the available carbohydrates. "De-suckering" is therefore a common management practice (Robinson and Nel 1990). Judging the "right" number of suckers to be left on the mat depends on the farmers' management style and on the cultivar.…”

Section: Seed Sourcing Practicesmentioning

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Culturally embedded practices of managing banana diversity and planting material in central Uganda

Kilwinger

Rietveld

Groot

et al. 2019

Journal of Crop Improvement

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Formal seed systems aim to provide farmers with high-quality planting material that meets evolving demands and cultivation challenges. East African banana (Musa sp.) systems rely strongly on informal seed exchange. For seed system interventions to have a larger and more sustainable impact in such a context, it is necessary to better understand the informal seed system. We studied the management and replacement dynamics around banana suckers and mats by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda. Data were collected through Focus Group Discussions (n = 4) and semi-structured interviews (n = 23). This study showed that, on average, banana farmers grew 10 different banana cultivars to ensure year-round harvesting and to accommodate multiple consumption and cultural needs. They included cultivars from the formal seed system within their portfolios of banana cultivars while also conserving cultivar diversity. Farmers used a broad array of evaluation criteria to select suckers and preferred to use known sources to assure plant quality. Household characteristics, such as age or wealth, are determinants of mat management and replacement. We concluded that a flexible blend of formal-informal approaches to developing the banana seed system is needed to meet the multiple needs of farm households and to support them in improving productivity and dealing with emerging challenges.

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Section: Seed Sourcing Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Culturally embedded practices of managing banana diversity and planting material in central Uganda

Kilwinger

Rietveld

Groot

et al. 2019

Journal of Crop Improvement

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“…Farmers explained that the removal of too many suckers weakens the mat and can drive it to an early death. On the other hand, leaving too many suckers on the mat reduces productivity because too much carbohydrate is withdrawn by the suckers (Robinson and Nel 1990). Especially for farmers in Mbarara the continuity of the mat was an important characteristic which was named by half of the 1 Water suckers have a thin stem and develop broad leaves at a young age due to a shallow connection with the mother corm.…”

Section: Selection Of Planting Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparative study on banana seed systems in Mbarara district, western Uganda and Mukono district, central Uganda

Kilwinger¹,

Rietveld²,

Almekinders³

2019

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“…This is because sucker excavation damages roots of the mat and consequently reduces fruit yield. The method also contributes to the spread of nematodes and soil-borne diseases (Robinson and Nel, 1990). In addition, this method cannot produce enough planting materials for medium and large-scale producers (Rasheed, 2002).…”

Section: Natural Regenerationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, viruses such as the banana bunchy top virus and banana streak virus are not eliminated by this process unless virus indexing is done or other measures such as thermotherapy and use of meristem tips as explants are used (Macharia et al, 2010). TC eliminates the necessity to harvest suckers from a commercial plantation normally associated with reduction in yields (Robinson and Nel, 1990). In addition, TC plants have inherently high level of juvenile vigor which renders them more photosynthetically active compared to plants derived from suckers (Robinson and De Villiers, 2007).…”

Section: Tissue Culture (Micropropagation)mentioning

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Standardization of Macro Propagation in Banana cultivars - A Review

Patel¹,

Rath²

2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Banana in India is mostly a crop of marginal farmers with little affordability to tissue culture plants which are 4-8 times higher than the sucker cost. Hence, a simple and farmer friendly method has been developed to bridge the gap in supply of healthy planting material with an affordable cost through macro-propagation. This method generates plantlets from sword suckers and initial explants so farmers can adopt this especially to enhance the planting material production of traditional cultivars.

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Competitive inhibition of yield potential in a ‘Williams’ banana plantation due to excessive sucker growth

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Culturally embedded practices of managing banana diversity and planting material in central Uganda

Culturally embedded practices of managing banana diversity and planting material in central Uganda

A comparative study on banana seed systems in Mbarara district, western Uganda and Mukono district, central Uganda

Standardization of Macro Propagation in Banana cultivars - A Review

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