Plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) is a staple food crop in the humid forest regions of West and Central Africa. Its cultivation is threatened by black leaf streak (BLS), an air‐borne fungal leaf spot disease, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet. An on‐farm survey for BLS severity in relation...
Mobambo, K.N.
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Zuofa, K.E.
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Gauhl, F.
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Adeniji, M.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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[Effect of soil fertility on host response to black leaf streak of plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) under traditional farming systems in southwestern Nigeria]
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Effect of soil fertility on host response to black leaf streak of plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) under traditional farming systems in southwestern Nigeria
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Gold, C.
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Ferris, S.
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Speijer, P.
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[Plantain and banana research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]
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Plantain and banana research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Dahal, G.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Hughes, J.
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[Intraplant variation in sympton expression and distribution of banana streak badnavirus in naturallyinfected plantain and banana ( Musa spp.)]
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Intraplant variation in sympton expression and distribution of banana streak badnavirus in naturallyinfected plantain and banana ( Musa spp.)
Banana streak badnavirus (BSV) has been reported from Musa spp. in many parts of West Africa, including Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria (1). Symptoms of BSV infection in Musa spp. are sometimes similar to and confused with those caused by cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). BSV is prevalent in ...
Gauhl, F.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Hughes, J.D.A.
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[First report of banana streak badnavirus in plantain landraces in southern Cameroon, Central Africa]
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First report of banana streak badnavirus in plantain landraces in southern Cameroon, Central Africa
DNA fingerprinting with synthetic simple repetitive oligonucleotides such as (CA)8 or (CAA)5 detected polymorphisms between various isolates of the ascomycete Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the causal agent of the black Sigatoka disease of Musa. These microsatellite motifs are present at multiple chro...
Muller, R.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Ramser, J.
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Kahl, G.
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[Oligonucleotide fingerprinting detects genetic variability at different levels in Nigerian Mycosphaerella fijiensis]
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Oligonucleotide fingerprinting detects genetic variability at different levels in Nigerian Mycosphaerella fijiensis
The development of an early evaluation method for host response of different Musa clones to black sigatoka was investigated under natural inoculation conditions in southeastern Nigeria. Two months old tissue-culture-derived plants of three plantain hybrids and parents of the hybrids were exposed ...
Mobambo, K.N.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Zuofa, K.
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[Host response to black sigatoka in Musa germplasm of different ages under natural inoculation conditions]
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Host response to black sigatoka in Musa germplasm of different ages under natural inoculation conditions
Between 1991 to 1996, more than 50 Musa hybrids and 10 landraces were evaluated under field and screenhouse conditions for virus symptoms resembling those caused by banana streak badnavirus (BSV). The symptoms included chlorotic streaks, leaf deformation, stunting, cigar leaf death, distortion of...
Dahal, G.
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Gauhl, F.
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Pasberg‐Gauhl, C.
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Hughes, J.D.A.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Lockhart, B.E.L.
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[Evaluation of micropropagated plantain and banana (Musa spp.) for banana streak badnavirus incidence under field and screenhouse conditions in Nigeria]
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Evaluation of micropropagated plantain and banana (Musa spp.) for banana streak badnavirus incidence under field and screenhouse conditions in Nigeria
Black leaf streak (BLS), an airborne fungal Black leaf streak, caused byMycosphaerella fijiensisMorelet, is a major constraint to plantain production. Owing to limitations associated with the use of chemicals in Africa, development of resistant cultivars seems to be an appropriate approach to con...
Mobambo, K.N.
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Gauhl, F.
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Swennen, R.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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[Assessment of the cropping cycle effects on black leaf streak severity and yield decline of plantain and plantain hybrids]
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Assessment of the cropping cycle effects on black leaf streak severity and yield decline of plantain and plantain hybrids
The responses of 19 East African highland (EAH) banana cultivars (AAA and AA genomes) and two reference cultivars to black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet) and Cladosporium leaf speckle (Cladosporium musae Mason) were studied in 1993 at Onne (southeastern Nigeria) under ecological cond...
Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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[Response of East African highland bananas to black Sigatoka and Cladosporium leaf speckle under tropical humid forest lowland conditions in West Africa]
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Response of East African highland bananas to black Sigatoka and Cladosporium leaf speckle under tropical humid forest lowland conditions in West Africa
Genetic enhancement of plantain (Musa spp. L., AAB group) has aimed at producing hybrids with high yield, short stature, early maturity, fast crop cycling, and disease resistance. Two tetraploid clones derived from the plantain landrace ‘Bobby Tannap’ (BT) and ‘Obino l’Ewai’ (OL) were crossed to ...
Wilson, V.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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[Heterotic responses of tetraploid and triploid plantain hybrids in southeast Nigeria]
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Heterotic responses of tetraploid and triploid plantain hybrids in southeast Nigeria