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Leaf age effects on the leaf conductance to water vapour diffusion of the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces were measured in the morning and in the afternoon on 17 different plantain and banana (Musa spp.) genotypes. The irradiance levels increased three-fold while leaf to air vapour pressure def...


Ekanayake, I.J.Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Influence of leaf age, soil moisture, VPD and time of day on leaf conductance of various Musa genotypes in a Humid Forest Moist Savanna transition site]Influence of leaf age, soil moisture, VPD and time of day on leaf conductance of various Musa genotypes in a Humid Forest Moist Savanna transition site

Cultivated plantains and bananas (Musa spp.) are important staple crops in the humid forest and midaltitude ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Their water requirement is relatively high and they are very sensitive to dry soil conditions, which greatly limits their range of cultivation. While long-t...


Ekanayake, I.J.Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype]Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype

Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural trait...


Vuylsteke, D.R.Swennen, R.Langhe, E. de[Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)]Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)

Reproductive growth in polyarchic Musa spp. varieties occurs by the simultaneous growth of several shoots, resulting in competitive inhibition of fruit development in the individual shoots, particularly under poor soil fertility conditions. Nine plantain genotypes were forced into single-culm gro...


Tenkouano, A.Vuylsteke, D.R.Swennen, R.[Sink competition and desuckering effects on field performance of triploid and tetraploid plantain genotypes]Sink competition and desuckering effects on field performance of triploid and tetraploid plantain genotypes

Micropropagated plants of 36 Musa genotypes with diverse genetic backgrounds, including 14 tetraploid plantain (TMPx) and banana (TMBx) hybrids, were evaluated for their response to banana streak badnavirus (BSV) infection under three environments from 1995 to 1997 in Nigeria. The characteristics...


Dahal, G.Ortiz, R.Tenkouano, A.Hughes, J.Thottappilly, G.Vuylsteke, D.R.Lockhart, B.E.L.[Relationship between natural occurrence of banana streak badnavirus and symptom expression, relative concentration of viral antigen, and yield characteristics of some micropropagated Musa spp]Relationship between natural occurrence of banana streak badnavirus and symptom expression, relative concentration of viral antigen, and yield characteristics of some micropropagated Musa spp

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.Vuylsteke, D.R.Ferris, R.[Development of improved plantain/banana germplasm with black sigatoka resistance]Development of improved plantain/banana germplasm with black sigatoka resistance

In vitro-propagated plants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) did not manifest consistently superior horticultural performance compared to conventional propagules. Tissue culture plants grew vigorously and taller than sucker-propagated plants, but higher yield was not obtained, probably because o...


Vuylsteke, D.R.Ortiz, R.[Field performance of conventional vs in vitro propagules of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)]Field performance of conventional vs in vitro propagules of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)

A multilocational evaluation trial comprising 18 Musa genotypes was carried out from 1991 to 1994 in three representative locations in the humid forest (Onne, Nigeria and M'Balmayo, Cameroon) and the Forest-savanna Transstion (Ibadan, Nigeria) Zones of West and Central Africa. The main objective ...


Cauwer, I. deOrtiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Genotype by environment interaction in Musa germplasm revealed by multisite evaluation in subSaharan Africa]Genotype by environment interaction in Musa germplasm revealed by multisite evaluation in subSaharan Africa

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