Biotechnology has opened unprecedented avenues for exploring biological systems. Transgenics is one of the key techniques particularly useful for the genetic improvement of crops that are not amenable
to conventional breeding, such as those that are vegetatively propagated. In IITA, transgenic te...
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) provide 25 % of the food energy requirements for more than 100 million people in Africa. Plant parasitic nematodes cause severe losses to the crop due to lack of control options. The sterile nature of Musa spp. hampers conventional breeding but makes the crop sui...
Onyango, S.O.
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Roderick, H.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Collins, R.
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Atkinson, H.J.
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Oduor, R.O.
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Tripathi, L.
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[The ZmRCP‑1 promoter of maize provides root tip specific expression of transgenes in plantain]
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The ZmRCP‑1 promoter of maize provides root tip specific expression of transgenes in plantain
Hauser, S.
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Clifford, G.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Akello, J.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Norgrove, L.
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Coyne, D.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Mahuku, G.
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Kaushal, M.
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Nakato, V.
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Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.
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[Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain]
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Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain
An Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation system was developed for the production of transgenic plantain [Musa spp. cultivar Agbagba (AAB)]. Apical shoot tips were transformed using Agrobacterium strain EHA105 with the binary vector pCAMBIA 1201, having the hygromycin resistancegene as a sel...