The majority of edible bananas (Musa L.) are triploid (2n = 3x = 33) cultivars known as dessert, plantain, or cooking bananas with predominant AAA, AAB, and ABB genomes, justifying the aim of breeding programs to develop improved hybrids of the different utilization classes in the triploid backgr...
Oselebe, H.O.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Pillay, M.
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Obi, I.U.
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Uguru, M.I.
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[Ploidy and genome segregation in Musa breeding populations assessed by flow cytometry and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers]
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Ploidy and genome segregation in Musa breeding populations assessed by flow cytometry and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers
The fate of doubled genes, from allopolyploid or autopolyploid origin, is controlled at multiple levels, resulting in the modern day cultivars. We studied the root growth of 3 different triploid banana cultivars under control and osmotic stress conditions. The root growth of the allopolyploid ABB...
Wesemael, J. van
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Hueber, Y.
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Kissel, E.
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Campos, N.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Carpentier, S.
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[Homeolog expression analysis in an allotriploid non-model crop via integration of transcriptomics and proteomics]
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Homeolog expression analysis in an allotriploid non-model crop via integration of transcriptomics and proteomics
This protocol is designed to support farmers to improve the quality of their bananas in the field and the postharvest practices in a bid to facilitate access to better prices and niche markets. The protocol is organized into three sections: Section 1 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Section 2: ...
This protocol is designed to support farmers to improve the quality of their bananas in the field and the postharvest practices in a bid to facilitate access to better prices and niche markets. The protocol is organized into three sections: Section 1 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Section 2: ...
Kikulwe, Enoch
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[Postharvest losses along the cooking banana, potato and cassava fresh value chains in Uganda.]
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Postharvest losses along the cooking banana, potato and cassava fresh value chains in Uganda.
A banana streak virus disease survey was conducted in 25 districts in 3 of the 6 plantain growing regions of Ghana in 2001. A total of 40 farms were evaluated for the presence of the disease in each region. Triple antibody Sandwich-enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique was used in t...
Lamptey, J.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Anno-Nyako, F.O.
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Banful, B.
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Hughes, J.
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[Banana streak disease survey in three plantain growing regions of Ghana]
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Banana streak disease survey in three plantain growing regions of Ghana
The present study aimed at determining the iron, zinc and β-carotene contents of the plantain-based foods commonly consumed in Southern Nigeria to assess the quantitative contribution of plantain consumption in meeting iron, zinc and vitamin A requirements of both children and their mothers. A su...
Honfo, F.
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Hell, K.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Micronutrient value and contribution of plantainderivrd foods to daily intakes of iron, zinc and betacartene in southern Nigeria]
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Micronutrient value and contribution of plantainderivrd foods to daily intakes of iron, zinc and betacartene in southern Nigeria
The susceptibility and sensitivity to Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicintus of 2-month-old plants derived from sword suckers (early screening) and of sword suckers of established 18-month-old mats belonging to 12 Musa genotype was investigated and compared. Differences in nematode po...
Speijer, P.R.
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Boonen, E.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Waele, D. de
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[Nematode reproduction and damage to Musa sword suckers and sword sucker derived plants]
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Nematode reproduction and damage to Musa sword suckers and sword sucker derived plants
For a mixture of reasons certain tropical crops which are important as primary or secondary food staples are relatively underresearched. The modem tools of molecular and cellular biotechnology offer the opportunity not only to make substantial gains in our knowledge of these crops, but also to ov...