Bunch weight increase is one of the major objectives of banana improvement programs, but little is known about the loci controlling bunch weight and its component traits. Here we report for the first time some genomic loci associated with bunch weight and its component traits in banana as reveale...
Nyine, M.
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Uwimana, B.
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Akech, V.
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Brown, A.
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Ortiz, R.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Lorenzen, J.
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Swennen, R.
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[Association genetics of bunch weight and its component traits in East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA group).]
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Association genetics of bunch weight and its component traits in East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA group).
Bananas (Musa spp.), including dessert and cooking types, are of major importance in the tropics. Due to extremely high levels of sterility, the diversity of cultivated bananas is fixed over long periods of time to the existing genotypes. This pattern puts banana-based agrosystems at risk. Theref...
Sardos, J.
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Christelova, P.
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Cizkova, J.
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Paofa, J.
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Sachter-Smith, G.L.
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Janssens, S.B.
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Rauka, G.
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Ruas, M.
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Daniells, J.W.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Roux, N.
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[Collection of new diversity of wild and cultivated bananas (Musa spp.) in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea]
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Collection of new diversity of wild and cultivated bananas (Musa spp.) in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
The International Transit Centre (ITC) managed by the Bioversity International is the largest ex situ collection of Musa germplasm. The genebank is hosted by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and maintains in vitro more than 1500 accessions, which include cultivated clones of banana, impr...
Hribova, E.
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Cizkova, J.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Swennen, R.
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Roux, N.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Characterisation of accessions held at the International Musa Genebank]
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Characterisation of accessions held at the International Musa Genebank
East African highland bananas (EAHBs) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and other countries in the African Great Lakes region. Even though several morphologically different types exist, all EAHBs are triploid and display minimal genetic variation. To provide more insights into th...
Nemecková, A.
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Christelová, P.
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Cížková, J.
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Nyine, M.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Svacina, R.
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Hribova, E.
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[Molecular and cytogenetic study of east African highland banana]
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Molecular and cytogenetic study of east African highland banana
It is claimed that, with the exception of Musa balbisiana, all banana varieties are susceptible to bacterial wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm). Despite being resistant to Xcm infection, M. balbisiana is not preferred
for breeding because it belongs to the BB genome subgro...
Nakato, G.V.
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Christelova, P.
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Were, E.
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Nyine, M.
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Coutinho, T.A.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Mahuku, George S.
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[Sources of resistance in Musa to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt]
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Sources of resistance in Musa to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt
The article reports on the first complex and standardized platform for molecular characterization of Musa germplasm that is ready to use for the wider Musa research and breeding community. The authors believe that this genotyping system offers a versatile tool that can accommodate all possible re...
Christelova, P.
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Valarik, M.
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Hribova, E.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Channelière, S.
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Roux, N.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[A platform for efficient genotyping in Musa using microsatellite markers]
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A platform for efficient genotyping in Musa using microsatellite markers
Improving the efficiency of selection in conventional crossbreeding is a major priority in banana (Musa spp.) breeding. Routine application of classical marker assisted selection (MAS) is lagging in banana due to limitations in MAS tools. Genomic selection (GS) based on genomic prediction models ...
Nyine, M.
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Uwimana, B.
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Blavet, N.
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Hřibová, E.
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Vanrespaille, H.
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Batte, M.
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Akech, V.
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Brown, A.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Genomic prediction in a multiploid crop: genotype by environment interaction and allele dosage effects on predictive ability in banana]
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Genomic prediction in a multiploid crop: genotype by environment interaction and allele dosage effects on predictive ability in banana
Hribova, E.
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Christelova, P.
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Roux, N.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[A simple and robust approach for genotyping in Musaceae]
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A simple and robust approach for genotyping in Musaceae
The production of bananas is threatened by rapid spreading of various diseases and adverse environmental conditions. The preservation and characterization of banana diversity is essential for the purposes of crop improvement. The world's largest banana germplasm collection maintained at the Biove...
Cizkova, J.
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Hribova, E.
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Christelova, P.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Hakkinnen, M.
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Roux, N.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of wild Musa species]
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Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of wild Musa species