Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Swennen, Rony"
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Better nitrogen fertilizer management improved Mchare banana productivity and profitability in northern highlands, Tanzania
Meya, Akida; Swennen, Rony; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Merckx, Roel (MDPI, 2023-05-20)Declining land productivity is a major problem constraining banana (Musa spp.) production in Tanzania. Banana fruit yield consequently reaches only 15% of the potential, primarily due to inadequate soil nutrient ... -
Maize stover transfers from maize fields to banana-based agroforestry homegardens and the corresponding nutrient flows in central-northern Tanzania
Meya, Akida; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Swennen, Rony; Merckx, Roel (Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023-07-13)Maize (Zea mays) stover produced in the drier lowland areas on the volcanic foot slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro serves as an important additional fodder for smallholder zero-grazed dairy cattle farming in the humid highland ... -
Optimizing Soil Fertility Management Strategies to Enhance Banana Production in Volcanic Soils of the Northern Highlands, Tanzania
Meya, Akida; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Swennen, Rony; Merckx, Roel (MDPI, 2020-02-18)Banana is an important crop in high altitude areas of Tanzania, grown widely both as a food staple and as the main source of income. However, its production is constrained by low soil fertility, a result of gradual ... -
Pollen Amount and Viability in Mchare and Selected Wild (AA) Banana (Musa acuminata) Genotypes: Prospects for Breeding
Bayo, Stanley; Massawe, Veronica; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Venkataramana, Pavithravani; Mlaki, Anna; Mduma, Hassan; Jomanga, Kennedy; Swennen, Rony; Brown, Allan (HortScience, 2024-04-10)East African diploid cooking bananas, commonly called Mchare, are a staple crop for millions of subsistence farmers in Tanzania, particularly in the Pangani region in northern Tanzania. Several pathogens constrain Mchare ...