Drought is a complex phenomenon that is relevant for many crops. Performing high-throughput transcriptomics in non-model crops is challenging. The non-model crop where our workflow has been tested on is banana (Musa spp.), which ranks among the top ten staple foods (total production over 145 mill...
Zorrilla-Fontanesi, Y.
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Rouard, M.
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Cenci, A.
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Kissel, E.
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Roux, N.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Carpentier, S.C.
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[How do roots respond to osmotic stress? A transcriptomic approach to address this question in a non-model crop]
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How do roots respond to osmotic stress? A transcriptomic approach to address this question in a non-model crop
Bergh, I. van den
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Smith, M.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Hernanto, C.
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[Acta Horticulturae: Promusa-ISHS proceedings: Global Perspectives on Asian Challenges]
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Acta Horticulturae: Promusa-ISHS proceedings: Global Perspectives on Asian Challenges
Plantains (Musa spp. AAB) are regarded as the most diverse subgroup of the triploid bananas. Initially they were classified on the basis of morphological characters. New molecular techniques are now being used to explain plantain diversity. Prior to this study no attempt has been made to merge mo...
Langhe, E. de
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Pillay, M.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)]
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Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)
Onyango, M.
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Karamura, D.
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Keeley, S.
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Manshardt, R.
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Haymer, D.
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[Morphological characterisation of East African AAB and AA dessert bananas (Musa spp.)]
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Morphological characterisation of East African AAB and AA dessert bananas (Musa spp.)
Although drought stress has been identified among the production constraints of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA genome), no quantitative data were available to support this assumption. This study uses data from three on-station fertilizer trials (5 6 cycles) in Central and Southw...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Fermont AM
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Taulya G
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[Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana]
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Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana
Gañán, L
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Bolaños Benavides, Martha M.
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Asakawa, N.
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[Efecto de la micorrización sobre el crecimiento de plántulas de plátano en sustrato con y sin la presencia de nematodos fitoparásitos = Effect of mycorrhization on the growth of plantain seedlings in substrate with and without the presence of plant parasitic nematodes]
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Efecto de la micorrización sobre el crecimiento de plántulas de plátano en sustrato con y sin la presencia de nematodos fitoparásitos = Effect of mycorrhization on the growth of plantain seedlings in substrate with and without the presence of plant parasitic nematodes
Banana production is seriously threatened by Fusarium wilt (FW), a disease caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). In the mid-twentieth century FW, also known as “Panama disease”, wiped out the Gros Michel banana industry in Central America. The devastation caused...
Dita, M.
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Barquero, M.
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Heck, D.
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Mizubuti, E.
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Staver, C.
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[Fusarium wilt of banana: Current knowledge on epidemiology and research needs toward sustainable disease management]
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Fusarium wilt of banana: Current knowledge on epidemiology and research needs toward sustainable disease management
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
All the edible AA varieties studied here are genetically homogeneous, constituting a unique subgroup,
here called ‘Mchare’, despite high phenotypic variation and adaptions to highly diverse ecological zones.
At triploid level, and besides the well-known AAA Mutika subgroup, at least two other gen...
Perrier, X.
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Jenny, C.
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Bakry, F.
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Karamura, D.
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Kitavi, M.
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Dubois, C.
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Hervouet, C.
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Philippson, G.
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Langhe, E. de
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[East African diploid and triploid bananas: a genetic complex transported from South-East Asia]
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East African diploid and triploid bananas: a genetic complex transported from South-East Asia
The banana thrips (Thrips hawaiiensis(Morgan) is a very serious pest in banana plantations. Spraying was main practice against thrips, but the disadvantages were toxicity to beneficial insects and high proportion of no-reaching target. The control effect against thrips was investigated by injecti...