Quantitative variation for pollen stainability was examined in both tetraploid × diploid and tetraploid × tetraploid families of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). The diploid parents, which were highly heterozygous, produced first division restitution (FDR) 2n pollen. The families used were not affe...
Ortiz, R.
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Peloquin, S.
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[Effect of sporophytic heterozygosity on the male gametophyte of the tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum)]
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Effect of sporophytic heterozygosity on the male gametophyte of the tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Plantain and banana (Musa spp.) are integral components of the farming systems in the humid forest and mid-altitude ecologies of sub-saharan Africa. They provide more than 25% of the carbohydrates for approximately 70 million people in the region. Major constraints to plantain and banana producti...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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Ferris, S.
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[Genetic and agronomic improvement for sustainable production of plantain and banana in subSaharan Africa]
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Genetic and agronomic improvement for sustainable production of plantain and banana in subSaharan Africa
The burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis, is a serious threat to sustainable banana production worldwide. A promising method for nematode control is the development and deployment of nematode-resistant banana cultivars. This requires the identification of sources of resistance, which can then b...
Dochez, C.
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Dusabe, J.
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Whyte, J.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ortiz, R.
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Waele, D. de
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[New sources of resistance to Radopholus similis in Musa germplasm from Asia]
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New sources of resistance to Radopholus similis in Musa germplasm from Asia
Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Menkir, A.
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Asaad, S.
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Ban, T.
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Bergvinson, David
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Jeffers, D.
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Murakami, J.
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Ortiz, R.
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Hell, K.
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James, B.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Nigam, S.N.
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Upadhyaya, Hari D.
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Waliyar, F.
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[Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) research-for-development agenda on mycotoxins for enhanced food safety and trade]
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) research-for-development agenda on mycotoxins for enhanced food safety and trade
Jacome, L.
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Lepoivre, Philippe
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Marin, D.
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Ortiz, R.
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Romero, R.
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Escalant, J.
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[Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas: present status and outlook]
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Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas: present status and outlook
Potato cybrids result from the fusion between cytoplasm and nuclear gene donors. Such genetic materials are an alternative means to broaden the breeding pool by non‐sexual gene transfer. Tetrad pollen sterility provides also another source of male sterility with some potential for true potato see...
Golmirzaie, A.M.
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Tenorio, J.
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Serquen, F.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Cybrids and tetrad sterility for developing true potato seed hybrids]
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Cybrids and tetrad sterility for developing true potato seed hybrids
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are important crops in some West African locations. The West African yam collections held at the IITA were characterized using the standard descriptor list for this crop (IPGRI/IITA. 1997. Descriptors for yam (Dioscorea spp.). International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,...
Mahalakshmi, V.
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Ng, Q.
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Atalobhor, J.
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Ogunsola, D.
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Lawson, M.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Development of a West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection]
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Development of a West African yam Dioscorea spp. core collection
Triploid plantains (Musa AAB) are among the most important horticultural crops of West Africa. However, all landraces are susceptible to black Sigatoka, a fungal disease caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Morelet. To ameliorate the spread of this epidemic, exotic triploid cooking bananas (ABB), ...
Ferris, R.S.B.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas]
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Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas
In the 1990s, innovative cross-breeding and classic genetic analysis of segregation ratios allowed advances in the understanding of host plant response to black leaf streak disease. Partial resistance owing to a recessive major gene (bs1 ) coupled with at least two additive minor genes (bsri ) ap...
Craenen, K.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Genetic improvement for the sustainable management of resistance]
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Genetic improvement for the sustainable management of resistance
The aim of this research was to determine the genetic variation available in some important characteristics for true potato seed breeding in intermediate and advanced stages of a breeding population developed by the Centro Internacional de la Papa. A factorial mating design was used to calculate ...
Ortiz, R.
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Golmirzaie, A.M.
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[Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics: II: intermediate and advanced stages in a Open Access potato seed breeding population]
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Genetic parameters for agronomic characteristics: II: intermediate and advanced stages in a Open Access potato seed breeding population