Bananas, Musa species, are perennial giant herbs belonging to the family Musaceae (Zingiberales: Scitaminae) (Simmonds, 1966; Tomlinson, 1969). Most bananas are cultivated for their fleshy fruits, but some clones are planted for their edible conns or for fiber. Bananas are among the most importan...
Swennen, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Bananas in Africa: diversity, uses and prospects for improvement]
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Bananas in Africa: diversity, uses and prospects for improvement
Chikoye, D.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Hauser, S.
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Menkir, A.
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Kamara A.Y.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Ajuonu, O.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Weeds affecting field crops and water bodies in Africa]
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Weeds affecting field crops and water bodies in Africa
Ceballos, H.
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[La yuca en Colombia y el mundo: nuevas perspectivas para un cultivo milenario]
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La yuca en Colombia y el mundo: nuevas perspectivas para un cultivo milenario
Cassava has been changing its role from a traditional fresh human food to an efficient crop for animal feed and starch production. Nearly all cassava is grown by small farmers. Harvested roots are sold to animal feed or starch factories, or are used for on-farm feeding of pigs to be sold at the m...
Kawano, Kazuo
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[The role of improved cassava cultivars in generating income for better farm management]
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The role of improved cassava cultivars in generating income for better farm management
Recycling of plant residues, fertilizer use and inclusion of trees and perennials in crop fields are key components in systems for improved food crop production on infertile soils in the forest regions of West Africa. 2 On Alfisols of pH 5.5 or higher in the forest and forest-savanna transitional...
Juo, A.S.
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Kang, B.T.
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[Nutrient effects of modification of shifting cultivation in west Africa]
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Nutrient effects of modification of shifting cultivation in west Africa
Ceballos, H.
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[Cassava in Colombia and the world:New prospects for a millennial crop]
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Cassava in Colombia and the world:New prospects for a millennial crop
Cassava, yam, and plantain are staple food crops essential to food security in the humid and Sub-humid tropics of Africa. However, these crops have long growth cycles, high perishability and slow multiplication rates of propagation materials, and they are subject to a number of biological stresse...
Asiedu, Robert
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Ng, S.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Terauchi, R.
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Hahn, S.
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[Analysis of the need for biotechnology research on cassava, yam, and plantain]
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Analysis of the need for biotechnology research on cassava, yam, and plantain
Nuestra especie entró en grupos pequeños al continente americano a través de Beringia hace 20-15 000 años. Compartió con Siberia Oriental el chamanismo y con él la búsqueda de plantas y hongos alucinógenos y, como consecuencia, el conocimiento detallado de la flora y el continuo interés por exper...
Debouck, Daniel G.
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[Domesticaciones americanas: cuando la recursividad humana con ayuda de algunas plantas hace maravillas contra el peso de la geografía y de la migración original]
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Domesticaciones americanas: cuando la recursividad humana con ayuda de algunas plantas hace maravillas contra el peso de la geografía y de la migración original
Benavides, Marisela
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[Aspectos tecnológicos y sociales en la región andina: El caso de los cultivos andinos en el Cusco]
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Aspectos tecnológicos y sociales en la región andina: El caso de los cultivos andinos en el Cusco
The persistent challenge of insufficient food, unbalanced nutrition, and deteriorating natural resources in the most vulnerable nations, characterized by fast population growth, calls for utilization of innovative technologies to curb constraints of crop production. Enhancing genetic gain by usin...
Gedil, M.
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Ferguson, M.
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Girma Tessema, G.
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Gisel, A.
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Stavolone, L.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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[perspectives on the application of next generation sequencing to the improvement of Africa's staple food crops]
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perspectives on the application of next generation sequencing to the improvement of Africa's staple food crops