The International Transit Centre (ITC) managed by the Bioversity International is the largest ex situ collection of Musa germplasm. The genebank is hosted by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and maintains in vitro more than 1500 accessions, which include cultivated clones of banana, impr...
Hribova, E.
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Cizkova, J.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Swennen, R.
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Roux, N.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Characterisation of accessions held at the International Musa Genebank]
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Characterisation of accessions held at the International Musa Genebank
East African highland bananas (EAHBs) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and other countries in the African Great Lakes region. Even though several morphologically different types exist, all EAHBs are triploid and display minimal genetic variation. To provide more insights into th...
Nemecková, A.
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Christelová, P.
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Cížková, J.
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Nyine, M.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Svacina, R.
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Hribova, E.
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[Molecular and cytogenetic study of east African highland banana]
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Molecular and cytogenetic study of east African highland banana
Swennen, R.L.
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Carpentier, S.C.
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Henry, I.M.
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Vertommen, A.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Kovacs, G.
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Sagi, L.
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Remy, S.
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Panis, B.
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[From fundamental research discoveries to applications for banana improvement]
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From fundamental research discoveries to applications for banana improvement
The article reports on the first complex and standardized platform for molecular characterization of Musa germplasm that is ready to use for the wider Musa research and breeding community. The authors believe that this genotyping system offers a versatile tool that can accommodate all possible re...
Christelova, P.
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Valarik, M.
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Hribova, E.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Channelière, S.
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Roux, N.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[A platform for efficient genotyping in Musa using microsatellite markers]
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A platform for efficient genotyping in Musa using microsatellite markers
Banana (Musa) is one of the most important economic and staple crops in the world. The majority of edible cultivated banana species arises from two species of the Eumusa group, Musa acuminata (A genome) and Musa balbisiana(B genome). In order to assess the biochemical diversity that exists in our...
Drapal, Margit
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Carvalho, E.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Rouard, M.
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Sardos, J.
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Amah, D.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Roux, N.
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Fraser, P.
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[A metabolomics approach to the assessment of banana diversity and traits]
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A metabolomics approach to the assessment of banana diversity and traits
Hueber, Y.
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Hribova, E.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Roux, N.
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Rouard, M.
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Sardos, J.
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[Application of NGS-generated SNP data to complex crops studies: the example of Musa spp. (banana).]
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Application of NGS-generated SNP data to complex crops studies: the example of Musa spp. (banana).
The production of bananas is threatened by rapid spreading of various diseases and adverse environmental conditions. The preservation and characterization of banana diversity is essential for the purposes of crop improvement. The world's largest banana germplasm collection maintained at the Biove...
Cizkova, J.
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Hribova, E.
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Christelova, P.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Hakkinnen, M.
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Roux, N.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of wild Musa species]
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Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of wild Musa species
Banana (Musa sp.) is a vegetatively propagated, low fertility, potentially hybrid and polyploid crop. These qualities make the breeding and targeted genetic improvement of this crop a difficult and long process. The Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) approach is becoming widely used in crop pla...
Sardos, J.
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Rouard, M.
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Hueber, Y.
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Cenci, A.
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Hyma, K.E.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Hribova, E.
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Courtois, Brigitte
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[A genome-wide association study on the seedless phenotype in banana (Musa spp.) reveals the potential of a selected panel to detect candidate genes in a vegetatively propagated crop]
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A genome-wide association study on the seedless phenotype in banana (Musa spp.) reveals the potential of a selected panel to detect candidate genes in a vegetatively propagated crop