Plantains and bananas are economically important crops in many African countries where they are cultivated in compound gardens by small holders primarily for domestic consumption. These subsistence farmers generally believe that the cultural practice of removing the male buds from bearing banana ...
Okoro, J.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Effect of male bud removal on the yield of Musa genotypes in a humid forest zone of West Africa]
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Effect of male bud removal on the yield of Musa genotypes in a humid forest zone of West Africa
Ortiz, R.
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[Genetic and phenotypic correlations in plantainbanana euploid hybrids]
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Genetic and phenotypic correlations in plantainbanana euploid hybrids
Variety improvement of plantain and banana (Musa spp.) is based on genetic diversity, which provides the basis for selection gain. This paper reviews result obtained by the Plantain and Banana Improvement Programme (PBIP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in the development o...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ferris, R.
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[Development of improved plantain/banana germplasm with black sigatoka resistance]
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Development of improved plantain/banana germplasm with black sigatoka resistance
Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.)]
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Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.)
Progress in the breeding of plantain and banana has been restricted by the complex genetic structure and behaviour of cultivated polyploid Musa. Genetic improvement has been hindered due to the large amount of space required for growth and maintenance of plant populations, in addition to the long...
Crouch, J.H.
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Crouch, H.K.
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Constandt, H.
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Gysel, A. van
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Breyne, P.
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Montagu, M. van
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Jarret, Robert L.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Comparison of PCRbased molecular marker analyses of Musa breeding populations]
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Comparison of PCRbased molecular marker analyses of Musa breeding populations
Plantain and banana (Musa s pp.J are giant perennial herbs which originated in Southeast Asia. Musa is an important food crop in the humid forest and mid-altitude ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Several criteria are used to distinguish the different types of cultivated plantain and banana, evolv...
Swennen, R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Morphology and growth of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 66]
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Morphology and growth of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 66
There is a genuine need within a plantain and banana (Musa spp.) breeding program to assess thoroughly the experimental materials through a sequence of trials. This will result in the selection of promising clones as potential new cultivars in the targeted agroecozone. Stability analyses and the ...
Ortiz, R.
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[AMMI and stability analyses of bunch mass in multilocational testing of Musa germplasm in sub-Saharan Africa]
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AMMI and stability analyses of bunch mass in multilocational testing of Musa germplasm in sub-Saharan Africa
Plantain and banana (Musa spp.) are important staple food crops in the humid forest and mid-altitude agro-ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Black Sigatoka, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is an airborne fungal disease which attacks the leaves of the Musa plant. It is commonly considered the ma...
Craenen, K.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Influence of black sigatoka disease on the growth and yield of diploid and tetraploid hybrid plantains]
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Influence of black sigatoka disease on the growth and yield of diploid and tetraploid hybrid plantains
Hybrids were obtained after in vitro germination of embryos from interploid crosses between triploid ‘French' plantain cultivars (Musa spp. AAB group). ‘Ntanga 2' and ‘Bobby Tannap' with diploid banana (Musa acuminata subsp. burmannicoides) ‘Calcutta 4'. Cross-pollinated bunches were harvested at...
Osuji, J.O.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Ploidy variation in hybrids from interploid 3x X 2x crosses in Musa]
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Ploidy variation in hybrids from interploid 3x X 2x crosses in Musa
Plantain and banana (Musa spp. L.) polyploid hybrids have been obtained after interspecific hybridisation and ploidy manipulations (i.e., interploidy crosses). The identification of promising hybrids for cultivar release requires their field testing to assess agronomic performance. The potential ...
L'hybridation et les manipulations ploodiques, c'est-a-dire les croisements interploidiques, ont permis d'obtenir les hybrides polyploides des plantains et des banaiers (Musa spp. L.). L'identification des hybrides prometteurs susceptibles de donner lieu aux cultivars necessite un essai au champ ...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Improved polypoid Musa germplasm developed through ploidy manipulations]
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Improved polypoid Musa germplasm developed through ploidy manipulations