banana cultivation Articles
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Bananas Face Another Extinction Crisis, Can Gene Editing Save Bananas?
Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world, however, in fact bananas are at stake and we may no longer eat them at any time. And the source of this crisis is fungal infection, and in 1950, an outbreak of a banana infectious disease with fungal infection called "Panama disease" directly led to the complete extinction of Gros Michel, the most widely planted banana variety at that ...
By Lifeasible
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Banana leaf and glucose mineralization and soil organic matter in microhabitats of banana plantations under long‐term pesticide use
Soil organic matter (SOM) and microbial activity are key components of soil quality and sustainability. In tropical humid tropics of Costa Rica three pesticide regimes were studied: fungicide (low input); fungicide and herbicide (medium input); and fungicide, herbicide and nematicide (high input), under continuous banana cultivation for 5 (young) or 20 (old) years, in three microhabitats: ...
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Peru: Olmos irrigation project sparks development debate
The recently launched irrigation and hydropower Olmos megaproject in Peru is hailed a ‘masterpiece of engineering’ aimed at stimulating rural development — but some fear the initiative will mostly benefit big companies. The project will bring water from the Atlantic side of the Andes to the Pacific side through a tunnel in the mountains, to irrigate the arid Olmos Valley in the ...
By SciDev.Net
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The impact of globalisation on agro–based corporations in Cameroon: the case of the Cameroon Development Corporation in the South West Region
Free trade and economic liberalisation are affecting weaker economies in different parts of the world, particularly in Sub–Saharan Africa. In this region, agricultural produce from unsubsidised farmers have to compete with those from highly structured and subsidised nations. In Cameroon, agro–based corporations have so far had diverse experience in this era of globalisation. The Cameroon ...
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The commercialisation of the indigenous economy and its impact on the environment of Modhupur Garh, Bangladesh
The level of destruction of the natural sal (shorea robusta) forest of Modhupur Garh in Bangladesh has pushed the forest-dwelling indigenous Garo community into cash crop production, forcing them to move away from their traditional subsistence economy. Cash crop production started in Modhupur region with pineapple cultivation which, in recent years, has been superceded by Banana monoculture. ...
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