Despite considerable efforts of Musa improvement programmes, banana and plantain production still depends upon a limited number of landraces selected by man from the natural germplasm. Inability to replace land-races by cultivars obtained through cross-breeding creates the increased risk of epide...
Secondary triploids were produced by crossing primary tetraploids with selected diploid partners and the parthenocarpic banana (Galeo). Comparisons between secondary tetraploids and secondary triploids showed that the secondary tetraploids generally had lower yields than secondary triploids. The ...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station]
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Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station
Banana(Musa spp. L.) breeding, aiming to develop pest resistant cultivars for the export trade, started about 75 years ago in the West Indies. However, all banana exported today are still farmers' selection from somatic mutants of the group of Cavendish, and have a very narrow genetic base. In th...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology]
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Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology
Tenkouano, A.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Okoro, J.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Swennen, R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Diploid banana hybrids TMB2x51051 and TMB2x91283 with good combining ability, resistance to black sigatoka and nematodes]
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Diploid banana hybrids TMB2x51051 and TMB2x91283 with good combining ability, resistance to black sigatoka and nematodes
A multilocational evaluation trial comprising 18 Musa genotypes was carried out from 1991to1994 in three respective locations in Humid Forest (Onne, Nigeria and M' Balmayo, Cameroon) and the Forest- Savanna Transition (Ibadan, Nigeria) zones of West and Central Africa.
Une essai multilocal comprenant 18 genetype de Musa a ete counduit de 1991 a 1994 dans 3 sites representatives dan la foret humide (Onne, Nigeria and M'Balmayo, cameroun) et dans la zone de transition Foret-Savanne (Ibadan, Nigeria) en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale.
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Cauwer, I. de
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[Genotype-by-environment interaction and phenotypic stability of Musa gemplasm in West and Central Africa]
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Genotype-by-environment interaction and phenotypic stability of Musa gemplasm in West and Central Africa
Ploidy polymorphism occurs in the hybrid offspring derived from interspecific crosses between triploid plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) and diploid bananas (M. acuminata). Therefore, Musa breeders are interested in the determination of ploidy and its effects on phenotypic expression of quantitativ...
Vandenhout, H.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Bai, K.
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[Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids]
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Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are important crops in some West African locations. The West African yam collections held at the IITA were characterized using the standard descriptor list for this crop (IPGRI/IITA. 1997. Descriptors for yam (Dioscorea spp.). International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,...
Mahalakshmi, V.
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Ng, Q.
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Atalobhor, J.
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Ogunsola, D.
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Lawson, M.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Development of a West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection]
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Development of a West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection
Triploid plantains (Musa AAB) are among the most important horticultural crops of West Africa. However, all landraces are susceptible to black Sigatoka, a fungal disease caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Morelet. To ameliorate the spread of this epidemic, exotic triploid cooking bananas (ABB), ...
Ferris, R.S.B.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas]
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Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas
The aim of this research was to determine the genetic variation available in some important characteristics for true potato seed breeding in intermediate and advanced stages of a breeding population developed by the Centro Internacional de la Papa. A factorial mating design was used to calculate ...
Ortiz, R.
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Golmirzaie, A.M.
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[Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics: II: intermediate and advanced stages in a Open Access potato seed breeding population]
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Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics: II: intermediate and advanced stages in a Open Access potato seed breeding population
The original variation in the source population as well as the selection method may influence the genetic variation in further cycles of genetic improvement. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to determine genetic parameters (variance components and heritability) in source and interm...
Ortiz, R.
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Golmirzaie, A.M.
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[Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics: 1: early and intermediate breeding populations of Open Access potato seed]
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Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics: 1: early and intermediate breeding populations of Open Access potato seed