Multi-locational evaluation of cooking banana cultivars NARITA 4 hybrid and Mpologoma in Rwanda

Abstract

This study assessed the growth and yield of two introduced cooking banana cultivars 'Mpologoma'and 'NARITA 4'relative to seven local highland cooking cultivars, across three sites in Rwanda, namely Karongi (1496 m asl), Gatore (1523 m asl) and Rwinzuki (1671 m asl). Data were obtained during two cropping cycles (plant crop cycle and the 1st ratoon). Data on pseudostem girth (cm) at 100 cm above the ground was collected at flowering, while number of hands per bunch, number of fingers of the second lowest hand and bunch weight …