Use of resistant host genotypes is an important component of an integrated approach to control black sigatoka, a disease caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet. The objective of the present research was to determine the role of the major gene for black sigatoka resistance (bs1) in ...
Craenen, K.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Effect of the bs 1 gene in plantainbanana hybrids on response to black sigatoka]
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Effect of the bs 1 gene in plantainbanana hybrids on response to black sigatoka
Studies of Musa root systems have generally focused on the high value export dessert bananas. However, a much broader study is required to support the genetic improvement of plantains and cooking bananas. Detailed time course studies of root system development were carried out on 12 genotypes fro...
Blomme, Guy
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Ortiz, R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development]
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Preliminary evaluation of variability in Musa root system development
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Registration of 14 improved tropical Musa plantain hybrids with black sigatoka resistance]
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Registration of 14 improved tropical Musa plantain hybrids with black sigatoka resistance
Musa cultivars (bananas and plantains) are important crops in the humid tropics of Africa, America and Asia. This paper reports the extent of morphological variation of the Musa germplasm maintained in the gene-bank of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in southeastern Nigeria. Q...
Plantain-derived tetraploid hybrids are routinely crossed In Musa breeding programmes with diploid Musa accessions for the efficient generation of putative triploid hybrid seed. However, natural open pollination of these same tetraploid hybrids also consistently generates viable seed. The mean ge...
Ortiz, R.
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Crouch, J.H.
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[The efficiency of natural and artificial pollinators in plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) hybridisation and seed production]
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The efficiency of natural and artificial pollinators in plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) hybridisation and seed production
Ortiz, R.
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Austin, P.D.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[IITA High Rainfall Station: twenty years of research for sustainable agriculture in the West African humid forest]
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IITA High Rainfall Station: twenty years of research for sustainable agriculture in the West African humid forest
Plantains and bananas (Musa spp. L.) are inter- or intraspecific triploid hybrids derived from crosses between M. acuminata Colla. (A genome) and M. balbisiana Colla. (B genome). Cultivars have been assigned to different taxonomic groups (AA, BB, AAA, AAB, ABB, etc.) based on morphological qualit...
Osuji, J.O.
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Okoli, B.E.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars]
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Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars
Crouch, J.H.
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Crouch, H.K.
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Ortiz, R.
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Jarret, Robert L.
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[Microsatellite markers for molecular breeding of Musa]
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Microsatellite markers for molecular breeding of Musa
Plantain and banana (Musa spp. L.) polyploid hybrids have been obtained after interspecific hybridisation and ploidy manipulations (i.e., interploidy crosses). The identification of promising hybrids for cultivar release requires their field testing to assess agronomic performance. The potential ...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Improved polyploid Musa germplasm developed by IITA through ploidy manipulations]
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Improved polyploid Musa germplasm developed by IITA through ploidy manipulations