Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda
The East African highlands, home to more than 80 cultivated varieties of locally evolved bananas, constitute a secondary centre of banana diversity. Uganda is the leading producer and consumer of banana in the region and also enjoys the highest diversity of a group of bananas uniquely adapted to thi...
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| author | Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. |
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| author_facet | Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. |
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| description | The East African highlands, home to more than 80 cultivated varieties of locally evolved bananas, constitute a secondary centre of banana diversity. Uganda is the leading producer and consumer of banana in the region and also enjoys the highest diversity of a group of bananas uniquely adapted to this region. These East African highland bananas comprise cooking and brewing types. The former is a staple for more than 7 million people and thus important for food security. Little is known about the distribution of the vast germplasm and this study was set up to help determine a distribution pattern and to understand the dynamics of cultivar change using farmers participatory appraisal methods. The study involved a guided interview with 120 farmers, at 24 sites throughout the banana-growing region of Uganda, to reveal cultivar diversity, proportions, distribution and preferences. Cultivar diversity ranged from 18 to 34 (mean = 26) cultivars per site, and from 4 to 22 (mean = 12.3), cultivars per individual farm. Such high diversity was attributed to a variety of end uses, better food security and the perception that each cultivar had a unique range of strengths and weaknesses. Highland banana (AAA-EA) represented 76% of total production while Kayinja (`Pisang Awak' subgroup) (ABB) contributed 8%; Ndiizi ('Ney Poovan' subgroup) (AB) 7%; Kisubi (`Ney Poovan' subgroup) (AB) 5%; Gros Michel (`Bogoya') (AAA) 2%; and plantain (AAB) 2%. Although 130 highland cultivars were recorded, only 10 constituted 50% of highland banana production while 45 cultivars were found at only 1 or 2 sites. A few cultivars showed more universal distribution and it is proposed that these may be the oldest and best performing local landraces. |
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| spelling | CGSpace999712024-11-15T08:52:40Z Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. bananas germplasm cultivars food security The East African highlands, home to more than 80 cultivated varieties of locally evolved bananas, constitute a secondary centre of banana diversity. Uganda is the leading producer and consumer of banana in the region and also enjoys the highest diversity of a group of bananas uniquely adapted to this region. These East African highland bananas comprise cooking and brewing types. The former is a staple for more than 7 million people and thus important for food security. Little is known about the distribution of the vast germplasm and this study was set up to help determine a distribution pattern and to understand the dynamics of cultivar change using farmers participatory appraisal methods. The study involved a guided interview with 120 farmers, at 24 sites throughout the banana-growing region of Uganda, to reveal cultivar diversity, proportions, distribution and preferences. Cultivar diversity ranged from 18 to 34 (mean = 26) cultivars per site, and from 4 to 22 (mean = 12.3), cultivars per individual farm. Such high diversity was attributed to a variety of end uses, better food security and the perception that each cultivar had a unique range of strengths and weaknesses. Highland banana (AAA-EA) represented 76% of total production while Kayinja (`Pisang Awak' subgroup) (ABB) contributed 8%; Ndiizi ('Ney Poovan' subgroup) (AB) 7%; Kisubi (`Ney Poovan' subgroup) (AB) 5%; Gros Michel (`Bogoya') (AAA) 2%; and plantain (AAB) 2%. Although 130 highland cultivars were recorded, only 10 constituted 50% of highland banana production while 45 cultivars were found at only 1 or 2 sites. A few cultivars showed more universal distribution and it is proposed that these may be the oldest and best performing local landraces. 2002-01 2019-03-03T05:54:24Z 2019-03-03T05:54:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99971 en Open Access Cambridge University Press Gold, C.S., Kiggundu, A., Abera, A.M.K. & Karamura, D. (2002). Diversity, distribution and farmer preference of Musa cultivars in Uganda. Experimental Agriculture, 38(1), 39-50. |
| spellingShingle | bananas germplasm cultivars food security Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| title | Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| title_full | Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| title_short | Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda |
| title_sort | diversity distribution and farmer preferences of musa cultivars in uganda |
| topic | bananas germplasm cultivars food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99971 |
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