Abstract:
Kenyan farmers are threatened by overreliance on few crops
whose yields are reduced by adverse climatic changes. Bananas
are more resilient and produce year round, making it a more
suitable crop. To increase banana production, farmers should
be enabled to access affordable high quality seedlings. Currently,
farmers rely on natural regeneration which is inefficient and a
potential source of pests. Macropropagation is an alternative
propagation method that can supply affordable seedlings. In
this study, macropropagation efficiency of farmer preferred
banana varieties will be determined with respect to their agro
ecological zones.
Les agriculteurs du Kenya sont menacés par la dépendance
excessive sur les rares cultures dont les rendements sont réduits
par des changements climatiques néfastes. Les bananiers sont
plus résistants et produisent toute l’année, ce qui en fait une
culture plus appropriée. Pour augmenter la production de la
banane, les agriculteurs devraient avoir la possibilité d’accéder
à des semis de haute qualité à un prix abordable. Actuellement,
les agriculteurs comptent sur la régénération naturelle qui est
inefficace et une source potentielle de ravageurs. La
macropropagation est une méthode de propagation de rechange
qui peut fournir des semis à un prix abordable. Dans cette étude,
l’efficacité de la macropropagation des variétés des bananes
préférées par les agriculteurs sera déterminée en fonction de
leurs zones agro-écologiques.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
East Africa
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Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Form:
Printed resource
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Extent:
499-503
Notes:
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme plant breeding".
