The objective of the symposium was to present the state of the art knowledge on the functioning of the Musa root system and its interrelationships with micro-organisms and pests, and to propose ways to improve root health. The papers present work done on cells as well as whole plants, and short-t...
Turner D.W.
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Rosales, F.E.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Banana root system: towards a better understandingfor its productive management/Sistema radical del banano: hacia un mejor conocimiento para su manejo productivo: Proceedings of an international symposium held in San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2003/Memorias de un simposio internacional, San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 noviembre 2003]
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Banana root system: towards a better understandingfor its productive management/Sistema radical del banano: hacia un mejor conocimiento para su manejo productivo: Proceedings of an international symposium held in San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2003/Memorias de un simposio internacional, San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 noviembre 2003
This workshop, organized jointly by INIBAP and IBPGR, aimed to lay the foundation for international coordination in the conservation of banana and plantain germplasm and for the use of an international 'language' in the collection and exchange of relevant data. These proceedings comprise the foll...
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Musa conservation & documentation: Proceedings of a workshop, 11-14 December 1989, Leuven, Belgium]
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Musa conservation & documentation: Proceedings of a workshop, 11-14 December 1989, Leuven, Belgium
Reconciling modernity and tradition to conserve diversity ; When West Africa meets Latin America ; The accidental pathogen ; Bringing back an old favourite, the capitalist way and INIBAP in brief.
Updated versions of the INIBAP databases, MUSALIT - containing over 7700 bibliographic records and abstracts on Musa, BRIS - the database of banana researchers (almost 900 records) are available and, for the first time, a banana thesaurus including 3685 terms. All recent publications are also inc...
The Southeast Asia region harbours the greatest wealth of banana diversity, both in wild and cultivated forms. This includes some of the rarest varieties in the world. But how to classify them and even what to call them has always been a complicated issue. In many cases, the same varieties have b...
Valmayor, R.V.
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Jamaluddin, S.H.
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Silayoi, B.
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Kusumo, S.
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Danh, L.D.
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Pascua, O.C.
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Espino, R.R.C.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Banana cultivar names and synonyms in Southeast Asia]
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Banana cultivar names and synonyms in Southeast Asia
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Infomusa: La revue internationale sur bananiers et plantains: Vol. 10(1)]
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Infomusa: La revue internationale sur bananiers et plantains: Vol. 10(1)
This 265-page book gathers together 16 scientific articles presented during a meeting held in Costa Rica in July 1998 focusing on the production of environmentally sustainable and economically profitable banana and plantain. Participants from ten different countries provided information on the va...
Rosales, F.E.
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Tripon, S.C.
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Cerna, J.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Organic/environmentally friendly banana production: Proceedings of a workshop held at EARTH, Guacimo, Costa Rica, 27 - 29 July 1998]
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Organic/environmentally friendly banana production: Proceedings of a workshop held at EARTH, Guacimo, Costa Rica, 27 - 29 July 1998
Diversification has never been so important, as it is now for small-scale farmers competing in a free market economy. Countries of the Caribbean have recognised the niche in the market for organic bananas, the Dominican Republic currently being the largest exporter of organic bananas. This meetin...
Holderness, M.
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Sharrock, S.
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Frison, Emile A.
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Kairo, M.K.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Organic banana 2000: towards an organic banana initiative in the Caribbean: Report of the international workshop on the production and marketing of organic bananas by smallholders. 31 October - 4 November 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]
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Organic banana 2000: towards an organic banana initiative in the Caribbean: Report of the international workshop on the production and marketing of organic bananas by smallholders. 31 October - 4 November 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
For the International Musa Testing Programme (IMTP) Phase II, germplasm was evaluated for resistance to black Sigatoka (M. fijiensis), yellow Sigatoka (M. musicola) and Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense). The majority of IMTP Phase II trials were planted during 1996 and 1997. The f...
Orjeda, G.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Evaluating bananas: A global partnership: results of IMTP phase II]
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Evaluating bananas: A global partnership: results of IMTP phase II