Begin
2005
End
2009
Crop
Banana
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From 2005 until 2009, Kenneth Nyombi carried out his PhD research, under the AfricaNUANCES project, on the growth of East Africa highland banana through experiments and simulation. East Africa Highland banana yields on smallholder farms in the Great Lakes region are small (11−26 Mg/ha/cycle in Uganda, 21−43 Mg/ha/cycle in Burundi and 25−53 Mg/ha/cycle in Rwanda). The major causes of poor yields are declining soil fertility and soil moisture stress. In order to improve production, knowledge on highland banana physiology, growth patterns and response to fertilization is important, to establish the potential yield of the crop, to quantify the yield gaps between potential and actual yield, and to explore options for closing the yield gaps. The project used fertiliser trials and measurements in existing plantations, and integrated the results in a new dynamic model, LINTUL BANANA 1.
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