TY - DATA T1 - Data underlying the publication "Banana fibre yield and recovery in diversified farming systems of Uganda: Protocol, allometry and determinants." PY - 2025/09/04 AU - Daphine Kamusingize AU - Godfrey Taulya AU - Esther Ronner AU - Priver Namanya AU - Jerome Kubiriba AU - Experito Muyanja Kabuga AU - Wilber Ngabirano AU - Abias Kushaba AU - Derick Tiburondwa AU - Katrien Descheemaeker UR - DO - 10.4121/d602cb3c-d650-4075-80c7-175b98d3a603.v1 KW - Banana fibre KW - East Africa KW - Genotype KW - Growth stage KW - Musa KW - natural fibre KW - plant level N2 -

Fibre from agricultural residues, including banana pseudo-stems, is globally gaining traction. This study aimed at developing allometric models for rapid evaluation of plant-level fibre yield, and probing underlying determinants for both yield and recovery. The data was collected on a total of 346 pseudo-stems purposively sampled from on-station and farmers’ fields across four banana genomes - AAA, AAA-EA, AAB, ABB) at pre- and post-flowering growth stages. Banana fibre was mechanically extracted, sun-dried, stored and weighed to determine fibre yield and recovery. The data used to develope genome-specific allometric models for predicting dry fibre yield per plant was based on variables measured within (in-situ) and outside the field (ex-situ).

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