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).
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
Banana production in Eastern Africa is threatened by the presence of a new devastating bacterial disease caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (formerly Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum). The disease has been identified in Uganda, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanz...
Biruma, M.
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Pillay, M.
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Tripathi, L.
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Blomme, Guy
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Abele, S.
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Mwangi, M.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Kassim, S.
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Nyine, M.
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Turyagyenda, L.F.
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Eden-Green, S.
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[Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions]
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Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions
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
Banana (Musa spp.) is an important crop in the African Great Lakes region in terms of income and food security, with the highest per capita consumption worldwide. Pests, diseases and climate change hamper sustainable production of bananas. New breeding tools with increased crossbreeding efficienc...
Nyine, M.
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Batte, M.
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Brown, A.
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Christelova, P.
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Hribova, E.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Trait variation and genetic diversity in a banana genomic selection training population]
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Trait variation and genetic diversity in a banana genomic selection training population
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