Bananas (Musa spp.), native to South East Asia, have spread worldwide and are integrated into the diets of millions of people in tropical regions. Carotenoid content varies dramatically between different banana genotypes, providing an opportunity for vitamin A biofortification. Polyploidization i...
Amah, D.
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Biljon, A. van
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Labuschagne, M.
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Swennen, R.
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[Effects of in vitro polyploidization on agronomic characteristics and fruit carotenoid content; implications for banana genetic improvement]
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Effects of in vitro polyploidization on agronomic characteristics and fruit carotenoid content; implications for banana genetic improvement
Njukwe, E.
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Amah, D.
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Ndango, R.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Fasttrack release of black leaf streak resistant banana and plantain (Musa spp.) hybrids and related technologies to farmers in Cameroon: a strategy to enhance food security]
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Fasttrack release of black leaf streak resistant banana and plantain (Musa spp.) hybrids and related technologies to farmers in Cameroon: a strategy to enhance food security
Bananas (Musa spp.) are consumed worldwide as dessert and cooking types. Edible banana varieties are for the most part seedless and sterile and therefore vegetatively propagated. This confers difficulties for breeding approaches against pressing biotic and abiotic threats and for the nutritional ...
Drapal, Margit
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de Carvalho, E.B.
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Rouard, M.
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Amah, D.
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Sardos, J.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Brown, A.
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Roux, N.
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Swennen, R.
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Fraser, Paul D.
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[Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages]
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Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies that disproportionately affects low income populations in developing countries. Traditional breeding and modern biotechnology have significant potential to enhance micronutrient bioavailability in crops through bio...
Amah, D.
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Biljon, A. van
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Brown, A.
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Perkins-Veazie, P.
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Swennen, R.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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[Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency]
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Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency
The devastating threat of black leaf streak disease caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis on plantain production in West Africa spurred the development of resistant hybrids. The goal of this research and development (R&D) undertaken was assessing the development and dissemination of two plantain h...
Tenkouano, A.
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Lamien, N.
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Agogbua, J.
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Amah, D.
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Swennen, R.
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Traoré, S.
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Thiemele, D.
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Aby, N.
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Kobenan, K.
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Gnonhouri, G.
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Yao, N.
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Astin, G.
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Sawadogo-Kabore, S.
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Tarpaga, V.
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Issa, W.
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Lokossou, B.
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Adjanohoun, A.
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Amadji, G.L.
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Adangnitode, S.
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Igue, K.A.D.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Promising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa]
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Promising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are important food crops in tropical and subtropical regions of the world where they generate millions of dollars annually to both subsistence farmers and exporters. Since 1902, Pseudocercospora banana pathogens, Pseudocercospora fijiensis, P. musae and P. eumusae,...
Alakonya, A.E.
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Kimunye, J.
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Mahuku, George S.
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Amah, D.
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Uwimana, B.
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Brown, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm]
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Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm
Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variabi...
Amah, D.
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Alamu, E.O.
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Adesokan, M.
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Biljon, A. van
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Swennen, R.
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Labuschagne, M.
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[Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification]
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Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
Price, E.J.
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Drapal, M.
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Perez‐Fons, L.
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Amah, D.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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Heider, B.
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Rouard, M.
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Swennen, R.
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Becerra Lopez‐Lavalle, L.A.
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Fraser, Paul D.
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[Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops]
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Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops