The agronomic attributes of importance to banana end-users included maturity period and attainment of acceptable eating quality at an early stage of development. The physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of these cultivars were determined to establish their quality profile. The use of disease and pest resistant banana cultivars has been suggested as the most feasible solution to these problems (Ortiz and Vuylsteke 1998), and consequently, a number of banana hybrids and landraces resistant or tolerant to mainly black Sigatoka and/or Fusarium wilt have been introduced into Uganda. All the AAA-EA cooking bananas are susceptible to black Sigatoka, banana weevils and nematodes (Tushemereirwe 1996). Tushemereirwe Banana productivity in Uganda has been declining since the 1970’s (Hartmanns 1989), mainly due to low soil fertility, pest and disease build up, low germplasm diversity and a host of socioeconomic constraints (Rubaihayo and Gold 1991). Consumer acceptability of introduced bananas in Uganda K.
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