This document was prepared for a workshop held in Kampala, Uganda, in August 2003. The objective of the workshop was to review the state-of-the-art of molecular and transformation technologies available for bananas as well as identify the strategies most likely to find field applications and make...
Atkinson, H.
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Dale, J.
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Harding, R.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Kunert, K.
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Muchwezi, J.M.
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Sagi, L.
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Viljoen, A.
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[Genetic transformation strategies to address the major constraints to banana and plantain production in Africa: Technical manual of the training workshop on enhancing capacity for nematode management in small-scale banana cropping systems held at the Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines Los Baños Laguna, Philippines, 1-5 December 2003.]
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Genetic transformation strategies to address the major constraints to banana and plantain production in Africa: Technical manual of the training workshop on enhancing capacity for nematode management in small-scale banana cropping systems held at the Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines Los Baños Laguna, Philippines, 1-5 December 2003.
Banana (Musa sp.) represents one of the most important world food crops after maize, rice, wheat and cassava. Many pests and diseases have significantly affected banana cultivation. Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is one of the most im...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Arinaitwe, G.
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Kiggundu, A.
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[Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease]
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Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Korie, S.
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Shotkoski, F.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt diseaseresistant bananas in East Africa]
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Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt diseaseresistant bananas in East Africa
Ssekiwoko, F.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kunert, Karl J.
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[Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum down-regulates selected defense genes during its interaction with both resistant and susceptible banana]
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Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum down-regulates selected defense genes during its interaction with both resistant and susceptible banana
In this study, both healthy tissue culture plantlets and maiden suckers of the Nakitembe cultivar were used to assess the damage level variation caused by banana weevils collected from different banana growing regions. Seventy-nine (79) tissue culture plantlets and fifty (50) suckers were establi...
Twesigye, C.K.
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Ssekatawa, K.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Matovu, E.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from different banana growing regions in Uganda]
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Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from different banana growing regions in Uganda
The highland green cooking banana (Musa spp. Type AAA-EA) is the most important staple crop in southern Uganda and throughout the East African Great Lakes Region. The crop is a key component in both the food security and agricultural sustainability of the region.
Gold, C.S.
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Karamura, E.B.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Bagamba, F.
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Abera, A.M.
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[Geographic shifts in highland cooking banana (Musa, group AAA EA) production in Uganda: site and data summaries]
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Geographic shifts in highland cooking banana (Musa, group AAA EA) production in Uganda: site and data summaries
The East African highlands, home to more than 80 cultivated varieties of locally evolved bananas, constitute a secondary centre of banana diversity. Uganda is the leading producer and consumer of banana in the region and also enjoys the highest diversity of a group of bananas uniquely adapted to ...
Gold, C.S.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Abera, A.M.K.
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Karamura, D.
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[Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda]
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Diversity, distribution and farmer preferences of Musa cultivars in Uganda
New varieties are often developed on research stations with limited farmer involvement until the final stages of testing. Recently, farmer participatory approaches have been employed to include farmers' input into breeding objectives at much earlier stages of varietal development. This paper repo...
Gold, C.S.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Abera, A.M.K.
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Karamura, D.
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[Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda]
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Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda