in this article, Musa species), is a major staple crop in Africa. Although it originated in Asia and was introduced to Africa long ago, it has become more important as a food security crop in its new home in Africa than in its region of origin. From its early domestication in Southeast Asia and t...
East African Highland bananas (EAHBs) are a subgroup of triploid (AAA genome) bananas of importance to food security in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Little is known about their genetic variation, population structure and evolutionary history. Ninety phenotypically diverse EAHB cultivars were...
Kitavi, M.
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Downing, T.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Karamura, D.
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Onyango, M.
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Nyine, M.
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Ferguson, M.
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Spillane, Charles
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[The triploid East African Highland Banana (EAHB) genepool is genetically uniform arising from a single ancestral clone that underwent population expansion by vegetative propagation]
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The triploid East African Highland Banana (EAHB) genepool is genetically uniform arising from a single ancestral clone that underwent population expansion by vegetative propagation
Banana is an important crop for food and income in Burundi. However, average annual yields are low (5 t/ha) because of low and declining soil fertility, and pest and disease pressure. To help overcome the challenges to banana production in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, the Consortium ...
Kamira, M.
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Crichton, R.J.
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Kanyaruguru, J.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Blomme, Guy
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Njukwe, E.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Muchunguzi, P.
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[Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi]
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Agronomic evaluation of common and improved dessert banana cultivars at different altitudes across Burundi