Situated on the side of a previously uncultivated hillside some 6.5 km from Bukoba, the Ibura Nursery was the first of three set up by the Banana Project Extension staff. It was at approximately 1280 m (4200 feet) asl. Planting was of "pared corms", with 5 debes (100 l) of cow manure and 3 g a.i. carbofuran per planting hole. A good level of mulching, using local grass and banana leaves was maintained.
In these photographs, taken on 11 May 1988, three successive plantings can be seen - May 1987, November 1987, February 1988 (furthest down the slope)
In these photographs, also taken on 11 May 1988, the remarkable progress achieved is shown by the quality of these stools of the varieties Nshansha (left) and Nshakala, including a remarkable bunch at under twelve months from planting
Good husbandry was demonstrated as shown	In addition to its prime purpose of providing a source of good, healthy planting material, the success of the plantings, in an area of marked degradation of the local shambas, attracted many visitors. Among these was the Junior Minister of Agriculture (shown here), the UNDP Representative for Tanzania; the Regional Officer for the trans-border area of Uganda and others.
Other exotic varieties were evaluated, such as Jamaica Red (left) and Dwarf Cavendish

©2000 - Brian Taylor CBiol FIBiol FRES 11, Grazingfield, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7FN, U.K. Visiting Academic in the Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham

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