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Njukwe, E.Ekesa, B.Ocimati, W.Blomme, GuyKamira, M.Amah, D.Swennen, R.L.Okafor, C.Ndayisaba, P.C.[Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region]Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region

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.Biljon, A. vanMaziya-Dixon, B.B.Labuschagne, M.Swennen, R.[Effects of in vitro polyploidization on agronomic characteristics and fruit carotenoid content; implications for banana genetic improvement]Effects of in vitro polyploidization on agronomic characteristics and fruit carotenoid content; implications for banana genetic improvement

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, Margitde Carvalho, E.B.Rouard, M.Amah, D.Sardos, J.Houwe, I. van denBrown, A.Roux, N.Swennen, R.Fraser, Paul D.[Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages]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.Biljon, A. vanBrown, A.Perkins-Veazie, P.Swennen, R.Labuschagne, M.T.[Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency]Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency

Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproducti...


Brown, A.Tumuhimbise, R.Amah, D.Uwimana, B.Nyine, M.Mduma, H.Talengera, D.Karamura, D.Kuriba, J.Swennen, R.L.[Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)]Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)

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.Kimunye, J.Mahuku, George S.Amah, D.Uwimana, B.Brown, A.Swennen, R.L.[Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm]Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm

Lack or shortage of healthy and improved planting material is a major constraint to the expansion of banana and plantain production. The situation is made worse by the lack of formal systems for producing and distributing quality planting material, thereby forcing farmers to depend on natural reg...


Njukwe, E.Ouma, Emily A.Asten, Piet J.A. vanMuchunguzi, P.Amah, D.[Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small-and medium-scale enterprises]Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small-and medium-scale enterprises

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.Alamu, E.O.Adesokan, M.Biljon, A. vanMaziya-Dixon, B.B.Swennen, R.Labuschagne, M.[Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification]Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
Price, E.J.Drapal, M.Perez‐Fons, L.Amah, D.Bhattacharjee, R.Heider, B.Rouard, M.Swennen, R.Becerra Lopez‐Lavalle, L.A.Fraser, Paul D.[Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops]Metabolite database for root, tuber and banana crops to facilitate modern breeding in understudied crops

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