The influence of the topographic position within highlands of Western Rwanda on the interactions between banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA), parasitic nematodes and soil factors

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-322

  Gaidashova, S V ^a,b   van Asten, P J A ^c   Delvaux, B ^b   De Waele, D ^d  

^a Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda ISAR   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Leaf nutrient concentrations and deficiencies; Musa sp. (AAA EA); Plant growth; Pratylenchus goodeyi; Root damage; Soil toposequence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GROWTH RATE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEMATODE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ROOT SYSTEM; RUNOFF; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOPOSEQUENCE; UPLAND REGION; WATER UPTAKE;

RWANDA;

MUSA; MUSA SP.; NEMATODA; PARATYLENCHUS GOODEYI;

EID: 77953135710     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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