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    Fruits
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    Passion fruit
    Being nutritious with high demand, passion fruit farming still is affected by the poor agricultural management practices. One of the agronomic practices is the application of fertilizers in 2 weeks and the preferred fertilizer is NPK CAN and super grow. At three months, fruiting begins at small level and more is achieved at six months. […]
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    Jack fruit farming
    Being a nutritious and delicious fruit, jackfruit farming still possess a small percentage of production by the farmers and those practising possess low skills in farming. To plant jackfruit, a hole of 2×2 ft is dug and manure is put, seedling is put, covered with soil and watered. At a height of 2 metres, cut […]
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    How to prepare your plantain farm for better yield
    Plantains are grown and mostly eaten as deserts. Good land preparation during establishment is vital to obtain good yield. During land preparation, clear the bushes and strategically leave some trees to act as wind breaks incase of adverse weather. Allow the grass to dry and burn them. Virgin land has intact inherent soil fertility and […]
    Duration: 00:06:15
    Watermelon growing. How to plant, grow and harvest water melons
    Being a highly nutritious fruit, the quality and quantity of watermelon produced in determined by the technology and agronomic practices used by the farmer. Being an annual herbaceous plant, watermelon belongs to cucurbitaceae faminy and holds a scientific name of citrullus lanatus. Planting process begins with planting seeds in seed beds and as plants grow […]
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    Banana Bacterial Wilt Film, How it spreads and How to control it
    Banana is a staple food to many and is a food security crop but is affected by Banana bacterial wilt. The disease is very destructive with potential to wipe out the entire banana plantation within a short time if not controlled. The disease is spread mechanically through 2 major ways; ie through contaminated cutting tools […]
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    Advantages of banana coffee intercropping
    Farmers that usually intercrop bananas and coffee realise high production and more income generation compared to those who do not. However to realise good returns farmers should adhere to proper management practices such as regular pruning, maintaining desired densities, regular de suckering and pruning Intercropping advantages Increased income generation and formation economic base to farmers […]
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    Planting materials and planting of bananas
    Banana is one of the consumable foods in the whole world. Its demand is higher than the supply which is as a result of poor agronomic skills leading to low production. First and fore most, banana is conventionally propagated by suckers and rhizomes however, tissue culture is becoming popular as sword health suckers are selected […]
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    Grafting citrus trees -Bud grafting successfully
    As far as grafting is concerned, citrus grafting improves on the quality and quality of the yield which fetches high prices in the market. Grafting method is determined by stage of the scion and rootstock and season as well. To begin with, use disease free budwood for grafting citrus by aligning the cambium of the […]
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    Fighting banana bacterial wilt in Uganda
    Bananas are an important staple food in East Africa but is affected by banana bacterial wilt disease which can cause up to 100% loss. The disease causes the plants to wilt and die, and spreads very fast. It attacks most of the varieties of bananas. Not only farmers have been affected by the disease but […]
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    Banana varieties
    Banana and plantains are a very important source of livelihood in East and Central Africa contributing to both food and cash needs of the people. Most bananas used for cooking are East African highland bananas. One most commonly grown variety is mpologoma. It has a good yield and is less susceptible to wind because of […]
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