De grandes differences existent entre les cultivars quant a la frequence et la nature des variations phenotypiques sur les plantes regenerees apres culture in vitro. Une grande part de ces variations mime la variabilite naturelle et les variants apparaissent essentiellement comme des copies d'aut...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Somaclonal variation in plantains (Musa spp, AAB group) derived from shoottip culture]
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Somaclonal variation in plantains (Musa spp, AAB group) derived from shoottip culture
Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural trait...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)]
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Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)
Plantain is one of the most important sources of food in the African lowlands stretching from the lowlands of Guinea and Liberia to the central basin of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Because plantain cultivars do not produce seeds, plantain cultivation is based on vegetatively tran...
Losimba, J.K.
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Giria, J.A.
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Djailo, B.D.
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Karamura, D.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
This work focused on the morphological characterization of plantain cultivars collected in the period 2005–2014 in 280 villages across 9 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These cultivars were established in two field collections at the University of Kisangani.Existing descriptors wer...
Adheka, J.G.
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Dhed’a, D.B.
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Karamura, D.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.L.
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Langhe, E. de
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[The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tissue culture is increasingly being used as a vehicle for the safe exchange of Musa germplasm. However, certain pathogens, e.g banana bunchy-top virus (BBTV), may pass undetected through in vitro culture. To meet the urgent need for introducing new desired germplasm for Musa breeding and reduced...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Schoofs, J.
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Swennen, R.
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Adejare, G.
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Ayodele, M.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Shoottip culture and thirdcountry quarantine to facilitate the introduction of new Musa germplasm into West Africa]
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Shoottip culture and thirdcountry quarantine to facilitate the introduction of new Musa germplasm into West Africa
Plantains (Musa spp. AAB) are regarded as the most diverse subgroup of the triploid bananas. Initially they were classified on the basis of morphological characters. New molecular techniques are now being used to explain plantain diversity. Prior to this study no attempt has been made to merge mo...
Langhe, E. de
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Pillay, M.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)]
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Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)