date:Oct 29, 2013
ently entered into an agreement to test the hybrids in all the banana growing areas in East Africa in collaboration with the respective national programs and Bioversity International.
With nearly 60% higher yield than the local matoke, these hybrids are also resistant to black Sigatoka, an important fungal disease of the crop worldwide that affects the leaves and leads to losses of 30-80%.
In preparation for the regional testing, all the 26 varieties were sent to IITA-Ibadan for pathogen index