A quick and reliable method for evaluating pollen quality is essential in a breeding program, especially in a crop such as banana that is characterized by high male and female sterility. In this study the germination and viability of banana pollen was evaluated in a sucrose solution and diluted b...
Nyine, M.
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Pillay, M.
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[Banana nectar as a medium for testing pollen viability and germination in Musa]
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Banana nectar as a medium for testing pollen viability and germination in Musa
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
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
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.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Amah, D.
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Uwimana, B.
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Nyine, M.
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Mduma, H.
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Talengera, D.
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Karamura, D.
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Kuriba, J.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)]
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Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
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
A well-saturated genetic linkage map is valuable for fundamental and applied genetic research. Genetic linkage maps of two half-sib diploid banana populations were constructed using allele-specific-polymerase chain reactions (AS-PCRs), diversity array technology (DArT), and simple sequence repeat...
Mbanjo, E.
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Tchoumbougnang, F.
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Mouelle, A.
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Oben, J.
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Nyine, M.
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Dochez, C.
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Ferguson, M.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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[Molecular markerbased genetic linkage map of a diploid banana population (Musa acuminata Colla)]
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Molecular markerbased genetic linkage map of a diploid banana population (Musa acuminata Colla)
Banana germplasm collections serves as a source of useful genes for banana breeding. However, insufficient and/or inaccurate information on the ploidy level of the germplasm renders its utilization in breeding difficult. The objective of this study was to determine and validate the ploidy level o...
Karamura, D.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Muhangi, S.
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Nyine, M.
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Pillay, M.
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Tendo, R.S.
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Talengera, D.
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Namanya, P.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa]
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Ploidy level of the banana (Musa spp.) accessions at the germplasm collection centre for the East and Central Africa