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Firstname:	G.
Surname:	Blomme
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Banana Xanthomonas wilt
Inoculation
Vectors
Xanthomonas campestris musacearum

2024
Mapping the vulnerability of banana production landscapes in Uganda to banana bunchy top disease, Ocimati, W., Ogwal, G., Tazuba, A. F., Kubiriba, J., Tugume, J., Erima, R., Okurut, A. W., Mahuku, G., Kutunga, D.* and Blomme, G., in: Frontiers in Agronomy, pages 1-15, ISSN 2673-3218, 2024. [DOI]
In vitro inhibition of Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana Xanthomonas Wilt, using medicinal plant extracts from North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mukeshambala, F., Ibanda, A., Lassois, L., Semacumu, G., Djailo, B. D., Nabahungu, N. L., Blomme, G. and Monde, G.*, in: Discover Agriculture, volume 2, number -: 78, pages 1-12, ISSN 2731-9598, 2024. [DOI]
In vitro inhibition of xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt, using medicinal plant extracts from North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mukeshambala, F., Ibanda, A., Lassois, L., Semacumu, G., Djailo, B. D., Nabahungu, N. L., Blomme, G. and Monde, G.*, in: Discover Agriculture, volume 2, number -: 78, pages 1-12, ISSN 2731-9598, 2024. [DOI]
2023
Influence of altitude as a proxy for temperature on key Musa pests and diseases in watershed areas of Burundi and Rwanda, Nakato, V., Okonya, J., Kantungeko, D., Ocimati, W., Mahuku, G., Legg, J. and Blomme, G., in: Heliyon, volume 9, number 3: e13854, pages 1-12, ISSN 2405-8440, 2023. [DOI]
First report of the enset root mealybug Paraputo ensete (Williams & Matile-Ferrero) (Hem.: Pseudococcidae) on banana in Ethiopia, Erenso, F., Blomme, G., Goergen, G ., Muanenda, M., Kearsley, E. and Addis, T.*, in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, volume 43, pages 1141-1146, ISSN 1742-7584, 2023. [DOI]
2022
Geographical distribution and genetic diversity of the banana fusarium wilt fungus in Laos and Vietnam, Chittarath, C., Nguyen, C. H., Bailey, W. C., Zheng, S. J., Mostert, D., Viljoen, A., Tazuba, A., Ocimati, W., Kearsley, E., Chi, T. Y., Tho, N. T., Hung, N. T., Dita, M., Shah, T., Karanja, M., Mahuku, G. and Blomme, G., in: Journal of Fungi, volume 8, number 1: 46, pages 1-15, ISSN 2309-608X, 2022. [DOI]
Innovative digital technologies to monitor and control pest and disease threats in Root, Tuber, and Banana (RT&B) cropping systems: progress and prospects, Kreuze, J., Adewopo, J., Selvaraj, M., Mwanzia, L., Kumar, P. L., Cuellar, W., Legg, J., Hughes, D. P. and Blomme, G., pages 261-288, chapter 9, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
Assessing the host status of banana and other plant species to the enset root mealybug Paraputo ensete (Williams & Matile-Ferrero) (Hem.: Pseudococcidae) in Ethiopia, Erenso, F., Blomme, G., Muanenda, M., Kearsley, E., Goergen, G . and Addis, T.*, in: African Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 18, number 12: 06C039270014, pages 1023-1036, ISSN 1991-637X, 2022. [DOI]
2021
Altitude and management affect soil fertility, leaf nutrient status and Xanthomonas wilt prevalence in enset gardens, Shara, S., Swennen, R., Deckers, J., Weldesenbet, F., Vercammen, L., Eshetu, F., Woldeyes, F.*, Blomme, G., Merckx, R . and Vancampenhout, K., in: Soil, volume 7, pages 1-14, ISSN 2199-3971, 2021. [DOI]
A practical perspective on One CGIAR: lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in central Africa, Schut, M., Remans, R., Birachi, E., Blomme, G., Craenen, K., Delvaux, B., Dercon, G., Ekesa, B., Kagabo, D., Bacishoga, M. K., Kantengwa, S ., Karangwa, P., Kintche, K., Manners, R., Mapatano, S., Merckx, R ., Muchunguzi, P., Nduwumuremyi, A., Niyongere, C., Nabahungu, N. L., Bagula, E., Ocimati, W., Pypers, P ., Rietveld, A., Swennen, R., Taulya, G., Vandamme, E., Zozo, R., van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., Working paper, 2021. [DOI]
A multi-objective model exploration of banana-canopy management and nutrient input scenarios for optimal banana-legume intercrop performance, Ocimati, W., Groot, J. C. J., Blomme, G., Timler, C., Remans, R., Taulya, G., Ntamwira, J. and Tittonell, P., in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 2: 311, pages 1-21, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI]
2020
Xanthomonas wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across infected landscapes, Ocimati, W., Groot, J. C. J., Tittonell, P., Taulya, G., Ntamwira, J., Amato-Masirika, S. and Blomme, G., in: Sustainability, volume 12, number 8: 3178, pages 1-20, ISSN 2071-1050, 2020. [DOI]
Global cropland connectivity: a risk factor for invasion and saturation by emerging pathogens and pests, Xing, Y., Nopsa, J., Andersen, K. F., Andrade-Piedra, J., Beed, F., Blomme, G., Carvajal-Yepes, M., Coyne, D., Cuellar, W., Forbes, G., Kreuze, J., Kroschel, J., Kumar, P. L., Legg, J., Parker, M., Schulte-Geldermann, E., Sharma, K. and Garrett, K. A., in: BioScience, volume 70, number 9, pages 744-758, ISSN 0006-3568, 2020. [DOI]
The development of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense lineage VI strains in east and central Africa, Ndayihanzamaso, P., Karangwa, P., Mostert, G., Mahuku, G., Blomme, G., Beed, F., Swennen, R. and Viljoen, A., in: European Journal of Plant Pathology, volume 158, number 2, pages 495-509, ISSN 0929-1873, 2020. [DOI]
SNP-based genotyping and whole-genome sequencing reveal previously unknown genetic diversity in Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum, causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt, in its presumed Ethiopian origin, Nakato, V., Studholme, D. J., Blomme, G., Grant, M., Coutinho, T.*, Were, E., Wicker, E. and Mahuku, G., in: Plant Pathology, pages 1-10, ISSN 0032-0862, 2020. [DOI]
Impact and opportunities of agroecological intensification strategies on farm performance: a case study of banana-based systems in central and south-western Uganda, Gambart, C., Swennen, R., Blomme, G., Groot, J. C. J., Remans, R. and Ocimati, W., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 4, number -:87, pages 1-13, ISSN 2571-581X, 2020. [DOI]
Banana pest risk assessment along banana trade axes running from low to high altitude sites, in the eastern DR Congo and in Burundi, Blomme, G., Ocimati, W., Amato-Masirika, S., zum Felde, A., Kamira, M., Bumba, M., Bahati, L., Amini, D. and Ntamwira, J., in: African Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 16, number 9: 5FDB28964797, pages 1253-1269, ISSN 1991-637X, 2020. [DOI]
2019
Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the east African highlands, Ocimati, W., Ntamwira, J., Groot, J. C. J., Taulya, G., Tittonell, P., Dhed'a, D. B., van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. and Blomme, G., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 110, pages 1-12, ISSN 1161-0301, 2019. [DOI]
The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide and women work?, Okonya, J., Mudege, N. N., Rietveld, A., Nduwayezu, A., Kantungeko, D., Hakizimana, B. M., Nyaga, J.*, Blomme, G., Legg, J. and Kroschel, J., in: Sustainability, volume 11, number -: 4304, pages 1-15, ISSN 2071-1050, 2019. [DOI]
Farmer reported pest and disease impacts on root, tuber and banana crops and livelihoods in Rwanda and Burundi, Okonya, J., Ocimati, W., Nduwayezu, A., Kantungeko, D., Niko, N., Blomme, G., Legg, J. and Kroschel, J., in: Sustainability, volume 11, number -: 1592, pages 1-20, ISSN 2071-1050, 2019. [DOI]
Pesticide use practices in root, tuber, and banana crops by smallholder farmers in Rwanda and Burundi, Okonya, J., Petsakos, A., Suarez, V., Nduwayezu, A.*, Kantungeko, D., Blomme, G., Legg, J. and Kroschel, J., in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, volume 16, number -: 400, pages 1-18, ISSN 1661-7827, 2019. [DOI]
2018
Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Adheka, J. G., Komoy, J., Tamaru, C., Sivirahauma, C., Dhed'a, D. B., Karamura, D., De Langhe, E., Swennen, R. and Blomme, G., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 1196, pages 255-264, ISSN 0567-7572, 2018. [DOI]
Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) in central Africa: opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies, McCampbell, M., Schut, M., Van den Bergh, I., Van Schagen, B., Vanlauwe, B., Blomme, G., Gaidashova, S.*, Njukwe, E. and Leeuwis, C., in: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, pages 1-12, ISSN 1573-5214, 2018. [DOI]
The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Losimba, J. K., Giria, J. A., Djailo, B. D., Karamura, D., Blomme, G., Swennen, R. and De Langhe, E., in: African Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 13, number 26, pages 1358-1373, ISSN 1991-637X, 2018. [DOI]
Seed degeneration of banana planting materials: strategies for improved farmer access to healthy seed, Jacobsen, K., Omondi, A., Almekinders, C. J., Alvarez, E., Blomme, G., Dita, M.*, Iskra-Caruana, M. L., Ocimati, W., Tinzaara, W., Kumar, P. L. and Staver, C., in: Plant Pathology, pages 1-66, ISSN 0032-0862, 2018. [DOI]
The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Adheka, J. G., Dhed'a, D. B., Karamura, D., Blomme, G., Swennen, R. and De Langhe, E., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 234, pages 126-133, ISSN 0304-4238, 2018. [DOI]
Plantain diversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and future prospects, Adheka, J. G., Dhed'a, D. B., Blomme, G., Karamura, D., Swennen, R. and De Langhe, E., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 1225, number 1225, pages 261-268, ISSN 0567-7572, 2018. [DOI]
2016
Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kamira, M., Ntamwira, J., Sivirihauma, C., Ocimati, W., Van Asten, P., Vutseme, L.* and Blomme, G., in: African Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 11, number 43, pages 4313-4332, ISSN 1991-637X, 2016. [DOI]
Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Ainembabazi, J. H., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Birachi, E., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Mignouna, D. and Manyong, V., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 48, pages 1-19, ISSN 0169-5150, 2016.
Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa: the story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement, Muchunguzi, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B. and Blomme, G., Innovation Platforms for Agricultural Development, pages 42-55, chapter 3, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-138-18171-7, 2016.
Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: Key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region: proceeding (poster), Njukwe, E., Ekesa, B., Ocimati, W., Blomme, G., Kamira, M., Amah, D., Swennen, R., Okafor, C. and Ndayisaba, P. C., Humidtropics/FARA, 2016.
The distribution and incidence of banana Fusarium wilt in subsistence farming systems in east and central Africa, Karangwa, P., Blomme, G., Beed, F., Niyongere, C. and Viljoen, A.*, in: Crop Protection, volume 84, pages 132-140, ISSN 0261-2194, 2016. [DOI]
2015
Improving the adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: Evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa: proceeding, Ainembabazi, J. H., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Birachi, E., Manyong, V. and Macharia, I.*, Universita Degli Studi di Milano, 2015.
2014
Management of RTB-critical pests and diseases under changing climates, through risk assessment, surveillance and modeling, 29-31 January, 2014, Kabale, Uganda, Kroschel, J., Okonya, H., Juarez, H.*, Forbes, G., Kreuze, J., Beed, F., Blomme, G. and Legg, J., 2014.
Incomplete systemic movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and the occurrence of latent infections in Xanthomonas wilt infected banana mats, Ocimati, W., Nakato, V., Fiaboe, K. K.+, Beed, F. and Blomme, G., in: Plant Pathology, pages 1-33, ISSN 0032-0862, 2014. [DOI]
Global cropland connectivity as a risk factor for pathogen and pest invasion: the case of banana, cassava, potato, sweetpotato, and yam. Proceedings (Poster), APS-CPS Joint meeting. August 9-13, Minenepolis, Minnesota., Nopsa, J., Xing, Y., Andrade-Piedra, J., Beed, F., Blomme, G., Carvajal-Yepes, M., Forbes, G., Kreuze, J., Kroschel, J., Legg, J., Parker, M., Schulte-Geldermann, E., Kumar, P. L., Coyne, D. and Garrett, K. A., APS-CPS, 2014.
Comparative importance of infection routes for banana Xanthomonas wilt and implications on disease epidemiology and management, Nakato, V., Ocimati, W., Blomme, G., Fiaboe, K. K.+ and Beed, F., in: Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, pages 1-11, ISSN 0706-0661, 2014. [DOI]
Fine-tuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa, Blomme, G., Jacobsen, K., Ocimati, W., Beed, F., Ntamwira, J., Sivirihauma, C., Ssekiwoko, F., Nakato, V., Kubiriba, J., Tripathi, L., Tinzaara, W., Mbolela, F., Lutete, L. and Karamura, E. B., in: European Journal of Plant Pathology, volume 139, pages 265-281, ISSN 0929-1873, 2014. [DOI]
2013
Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculture-based livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households, Ekesa, B., De Lange, M., Macharia, I.*, Garming, H., Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B.+ and Blomme, G., in: International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, volume 7, number 10, pages 42-50, ISSN 0974-2662, 2013.
Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Central Africa: experiences of the Consortium for Improving Agriculturebased Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA), Vanlauwe, B., Pypers, P., Birachi, E., Nyagaya, M., Van Schagen, B., Huising, J., Ouma, E., Blomme, G. and Van Asten, P., In: Eco-Efficiency: from Vision to Reality, pages 1-17, chapter 6, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 2013.
Agricultural technology diffusion and adoption in banana- and legume-based systems of central Africa, Ouma, E., Macharia, I.*, Birachi, E., Garming, H., Nyagaya, M., Pypers, P., Ochieng, J., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 187-199, chapter 14, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and growth of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under nursery and field conditions in Rwanda, Jefwa, J., Rurangwa, E., Gaidashova, S., Kavoo, A. M., Mwashasha, M., Robinson, J., Blomme, G. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 83-92, chapter 10, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., pages 158-165, chapter 20, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Pypers, P., Van Damme, J., Blomme, G., Lepoint, P., Ntamwira, J., Bouwmeester, H., Birachi, E., Jassogne, L., Muliele, T., Bizimana, S., Nibasumba, A., Delstanche, S., Baret, P., Sanginga, J. M., Bafunyembaka, F. and Manzekele, M.*, pages 117-131, chapter 9, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi, Kamira, M.*, Crichton, R. J., Kanyaruguru, J., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Lorenzen, J., Njukwe, E., Van den Bergh, I., Ouma, E. and Muchunguzi, P., pages 37-47, chapter 5, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W., Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A., Gaidashova, S., Jefwa, J., Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M., Mapatano, S., Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T., Ngoga, T., Nitumfuidi, J., Niyuhire, C., Ntamwira, J., Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J.*, pages 55-69, chapter 4, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Influence of plant density on variability of soil fertility and nutrient budgets in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T., Vanlauwe, B.+, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Swennen, R., Uzayisenga, B., Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, pages 1-18, ISSN 1385-1314, 2013. [DOI]
Nutrient imbalance and yield limiting factors of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B.+, Uzayisenga, B., Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 147, pages 68-78, ISSN 0378-4290, 2013. [DOI]
Ecological characteristics and cultivar influence optimal plant density of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA) in low input cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B.+, Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J. and Barnard, R.*, in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 150, pages 299-311, ISSN 0304-4238, 2013. [DOI]
Agro-ecological intensification of farming systems in the east and central African highlands, Vanlauwe, B.+, Blomme, G. and Van Asten, P., pages 1-19, chapter 1, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa, Swennen, R., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E. B., Njukwe, E., Tinzaara, W., Viljoen, A., Karangwa, P.*, Coyne, D. and Lorenzen, J., pages 85-104, chapter 7, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Walking the impact pathway: CIALCA's efforts to mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region, Van Schagen, B., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Mutuo, P., pages 243-253, chapter 19, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Banana systems in the humid highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: enhancing resilence and productivity, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., CAB International, ISBN 978 1 78064 231 4, 2013.
Current geographical distribution of two native African biotic constraints to Musa production: Xanthomonas wilt of banana and enset, and some nematode species, Blomme, G., Price, N., Coyne, D., Lepoint, P., Nicholas, N., Ndayihanzamaso, P., Niyongere, C., Yemataw, Z., Addis, T., Pillay, M., Karamura, E. B. and Jones, D. R., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 986, pages 89-102, ISSN 0567-7572, 2013.
2012
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J., Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Badesire, A.* and Blomme, G., in: The African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, pages 1-4, ISSN 1752-3931, 2012.
Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T., Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J. and Barnard, R.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 135, pages 126-136, ISSN 0378-4290, 2012. [DOI]
Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in east and central Africa based on vegetative compatibility, ribosomal DNA polymorphism and phylogenetic analysis. Proceedings (Poster) of the International Banana Symposium, Taiwan, 19-22 November, Karangwa, P., Mostert, G., Blomme, G., Beed, F., Lepoint, P. and Viljoen, A.*, 2012.
2011
Drivers of technology adoption in the banana-legume systems in the East and Central Africa region, Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Kasereka, V., Garming, H., Macharia, I., Van Asten, P., Chifizi, A., Nyagaya, M., Ekesa, B., Van Damme, J., Vanlauwe, B., Blomme, G., Niyuhire, C., Ndimurirwo, L., Ochieng, J., Dubois, T., Pypers, P., Wairegi, L., Ruraduma, C., Bizoza, A. and Maertens, M., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Evaluation of exotic, improved and local Musa germplasm in contrasting agro-ecological zones across Central Africa, Muller, K., Ntamwira, J., Gaidashova, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Sivirihauma, C., Vigheri, N., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Lorenzen, J., Van den Bergh, I., Ouma, E., Muliele, T. and Muchunguzi, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation), p. 83 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
On-farm evaluation of newly introduced east African highland banana hybrids in Burundi and North Kivu, Muchunguzi, P., Tushemereirwe, W. K., Vigheri, N., Lwanga, C., Kanyaruguru, J., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Kezumutima, M., Kimana, C. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Poster Presentation), p. 115 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
L'insecurite alimentaire Chronique au Burundi: la banane et les legumineuses comme filieres porteuses, Kanyaruguru, J., Niyongere, C., Niyuhire, C., Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J., Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Badesire, A. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Pypers, P., Van Damme, J., Blomme, G., Lepoint, P., Ntamwira, J., Bouwmeester, H., Birachi, E., Jassogne, L., Muliele, T., Bizimana, S., Nibasumba, A., Delstanche, S., Baret, P., Sanginga, J. M., Bafunyembaka, F. and Manzekele, M.*, Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Walking the impact pathway: the CIALCA experience in mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region, Van Schagen, B., Njukwe, E., Katharina, P. B., Sengele, N., Mazibo, F., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
CIALCA livelihood baseline survey report: technical report, No. 17, Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Pypers, P., Vanlauwe, B.+, Ekesa, B., Blomme, G., Chianu, J., Bouwmeester, H. and Van Asten, P., number 17, 2011.
CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W., Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A., Gaidashova, S., Jefwa, J., Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M., Mapatano, S., Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T., Ngoga, T., Nitumfuidi, J., Niyuhire, C., Ntamwira, J., Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R.+, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Variations in on-farm plant densities and their impact on yield in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems: a case study of Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T., Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Annandale, J., Swennen, R.+, Bagabe, M. C.*, Sallah, P. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana growth and legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Burundi, Emera, W., Lepoint, P., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Pypers, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Effect of plant density on growth and yield of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in low input cropping systems in Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Ragama, P., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J., Vanlauwe, B. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa, Swennen, R.+, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E. B.*, Njukwe, E. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Oral Presentation), p. 15 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
2010
The effect of application of organic matter during planting on growth of an East African highland cooking banana grown on two contrasting soils in south Kivu, eastern DR-Congo, Ntamwira, J., Nzawele, D. B., Katunga, D.*, Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., in: Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology, volume 4, number 2, pages 15-16, ISSN 1752-3753, 2010.
2009
Farmer's guide: banana pests and diseases, Beed, F., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Rich, S., Mpiira, S. and Blomme, G., 2009.
Endagirilo y'abalimi: endwadde z'ebitooke n'ebiwuka, Beed, F., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Rich, S., Mpiira, S. and Blomme, G., 2009.
Farmer's guide: ebikooko nendwara z'ebitookye, Beed, F., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Rich, S., Mpiira, S. and Blomme, G., 2009.
Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), Beed, F., Blomme, G., Fiaboe, K., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
2008
Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria., Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Soka, G., Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., Abstracts 133, P. 9 - 11, in the Book of Abstracts of the International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), held June 2 - 16, 2008.
Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and suckerderived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Turyagyenda, L., Soka, G. and Ortiz, R.+, Abstracts 134, P. 20 - 21, in the Book of Abstracts of the International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), held June 2 - 16, 2008.
Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Soka, G., Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., 2008.
Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and suckerderived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Turyagyenda, L., Soka, G. and Ortiz, R., 2008.
2007
Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions, Biruma, M., Pillay, M., Tripathi, L., Blomme, G., Abele, S., Mwangi, M., Bandyopadhyay, R., Muchunguzi, P., Kassim, S., Nyine, M., Turyagyenda, L. and Eden-Green, S., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 6, number 8, pages 953-962, ISSN 1684-5315, 2007.
2006
The role of bananas in Eastern DRCongo, Van Asten, P., Abele, S., Blomme, G., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Lunze, L., Walangululu, J.* and Farrow, A., in: MUSACO meeting, 18-22 September 2006, Limbe, Cameroon, MUSACO, 2006.
CIALCA improving livelihoods: pulling together for Central Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., in: MusAfrica, volume 17, pages 3-5, ISSN 1117-2266, 2006.
Root and shoot development during the plant crop and the first ratoon of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) with implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., in: Proceedings of the 3rd annual Acrobat Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 8, 2006., pages 354, 2006.
2005
Influence of genotype and developmental stage on plant dry matter distribution and shoot-root ratio in banana and plantain, Blomme, G., Teugels, K., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 175-181, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
Environmental influences on shoot and root growth in banana and plantain, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 1163-1167, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) growth depends on size and physiological stage of planting material, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Society Conference Proceedings, Entebbe, Uganda, 5-9 December 2005, pages 45-50, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
Methodologies for root system assessment in Musa spp., Blomme, G., Teugels, K., Blanchaert, I., Sebuwufu, G., Swennen, R. and Tenkouano, A., in: Banana Root System: towards a better understanding for its productive management: proceedings of an international symposium, held in San Jose, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2003, pages 43-57, International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP), 2005.
2004
Effect of nematodes on root and shoot growth of in vitro-propagated and sword sucker-derived plants of six Musa spp. genotypes, Blomme, G., De Beule, H., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A. and De Waele, D., in: Nematology, volume 6, pages 593-604, 2004.
Relationship between electrical capacitance and root traits, Blomme, G., Blanchaert, I., Tenkouano, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: InfoMusa, volume 13, pages 14-18, 2004.
2003
Assessment of genotypic variation in the root architecture of Musa spp. under field conditions, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: InfoMusa, volume 12, number 1, pages 24-29, ISSN 1023-0076, 2003.
2002
Root system development during two crop cycles, and relationships between the mother plant root system and lateral shoot growth, in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: Desarrollo del sistema radical durante dos ciclos de cultivo en banano y platano (Musa spp.), pages 418-424, Carthagena, Colombia, 2002.
2001
Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: InfoMusa, volume 10, number 1, pages 15-17, 2001.
2000
Assessment of variability in the root system characteristics of banana (Musa spp.) according to genome group and ploidy level, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: InfoMusa, volume 9, pages 4-7, 2000.
Early assessment of root system development in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: MusAfrica, volume 14, pages 7-10, 2000.
Preliminary assessment of root systems morphology in Musa, Blomme, G. and Ortiz, R., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 540, pages 259-266, ISSN 0567-7572, 2000.
1997
Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development, Blomme, G. and Ortiz, R., pages 51-52, Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1997.
1996
Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development, Blomme, G. and Ortiz, R., pages p. 24, 1996.

2014
Challenges and opportunities for agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-319-07661-4, 2014. [DOI]
Enhanced utilization of biotechnology research and development innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for agro-ecological intensification, Masiga, C. W., Mugoya, C., Ali, R., Mohamed, A, Osama, S., Ngugi, A., Kiambi, D., de Villiers, S., Ngugi, K., Niyibigira, T., Tesfamichel, A., Machuka, J., Oduor, R., Runo, S., Adam, R., Matheka, J., Bedada, L., Seth, M, Kuria, E., Ndirigwe, J., Ndolo, P., Muthamia, Z., Nasona, B., Ntimpirangeza, M., Tsegaye, E., Desterio, N., Ogero, K., Mburugu, G., Mukasa, S., Kim, D., Ferguson, M., Mneney, E., Nsubuga, E., Rishurimuhirwa, T., Byamugisha, D., Wamatsembe, I., Nzuki, I., Mkamilo, G., Kimata, B.* and Ketema, S., pages 97-104, chapter 8, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-07661-4, 2014. [DOI]
2013
Supply and demand drivers of the sustainable intensification of farming systems through grain legumes in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, Rusike, J., Boahen, S., Dashiell, K., Kantengwa, S., Ongoma, J.*, Mongane, D. and Kasongo, G., pages 1-10, chapter 15, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415532730, 2013.
Agro-ecological intensification of farming systems in the east and central African highlands, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach, Ouma, E., Dubois, E., Kabunga, N., Nkurunziza, S., Qaim, M. and Van Asten, P., pages 216-223, chapter 26, CABI International, ISBN 9781780642314, 2013. [DOI]
Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana (Musa spp.) diseases, Beed, F., Kubiriba, J., Mugalula, A., Kolowa, H., Bulili, S., Nduwayezu, A., Murekezi, C., Sakayoya, E., Ndayihanzamaso, P., Mulenga, R., Abass, M., Mathe, L., Masheka, B., Onyango, M., Shitabule, E., Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Bouwmeester, H., pages 210-215, chapter 25, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
Use of DNA capture kits to collect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and banana bunchy top virus pathogen DNA for molecular diagnostics, Ramathani, I. and Beed, F., pages 109-115, chapter 13, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
2005
Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors, Van Asten, P., Gold, C., Wendt, J ., De Waele, D., Okech, S., Ssali, H.* and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, in: Farmer-participatory testing of integrated pest management options for sustainable banana production in Eastern Africa, pages 100-115, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 2005.
2004
Relationships among root traits, shoot traits, and bunch weight in banana and plantain (Musa spp.): an overview of conducted research, 2004.

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