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Despite considerable efforts of Musa improvement programmes, banana and plantain production still depends upon a limited number of landraces selected by man from the natural germplasm. Inability to replace land-races by cultivars obtained through cross-breeding creates the increased risk of epide...


Ortiz, R.Ferris, R.S.B.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Banana and plantain breeding]Banana and plantain breeding

Secondary triploids were produced by crossing primary tetraploids with selected diploid partners and the parthenocarpic banana (Galeo). Comparisons between secondary tetraploids and secondary triploids showed that the secondary tetraploids generally had lower yields than secondary triploids. The ...


Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station]Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station

Leaf age effects on the leaf conductance to water vapour diffusion of the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces were measured in the morning and in the afternoon on 17 different plantain and banana (Musa spp.) genotypes. The irradiance levels increased three-fold while leaf to air vapour pressure def...


Ekanayake, I.J.Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Influence of leaf age, soil moisture, VPD and time of day on leaf conductance of various Musa genotypes in a Humid Forest Moist Savanna transition site]Influence of leaf age, soil moisture, VPD and time of day on leaf conductance of various Musa genotypes in a Humid Forest Moist Savanna transition site
Autor: Ortiz, R.

The triploid nature of plantain and its pattern of inheritance should have represented a challenge and an incentive for geneticists. However, few genetic and cytological investigations have been done in Musa spp. Both banana and plantain have been ignored and neglected as material for basic genet...


Ortiz, R.[Musa genetics]Musa genetics

Breeding efforts for genetic improvement of banana and plantain have gradually shifted from individual trait selection to simultaneous improvement of several traits, following an ideotype concept. Therefore, information on the phenotypic and genetic association among these traits, and the influen...

Les efforts d'amélioration génétique du bananier et du bananier-plantain ont graduellement passé de la sélection de caractères individuels à celle simultanée de plusieurs caractères, suivant un concept d'idéotype. Ainsi, il devenu est important pour le sélectionneur Musa de connaître le degré d'a...


Tenkouano, A.Ortiz, R.Baiyeri, K.[Phenotypic and genetic correlations in Musa populations in Nigeria]Phenotypic and genetic correlations in Musa populations in Nigeria

The triploid genome of plantain (Musa spp., AA group) has been considered intractable to genetic improvement because of the production of putatively homogeneous 2n (= 3.r) gametes. Plantain breeding schemes have been based on the hybridization of 2n megaspores from the triploid plantain and haplo...


Crouch, H.K.Crouch, J.H.Jarret, Robert L.Cregan, P.B.Ortiz, R.[Segregation at microsatellite loci in haploid and diploid gametes of Musa]Segregation at microsatellite loci in haploid and diploid gametes of Musa

Bunch orientation is an economically important trait in plantain ( Musa spp. AAB group) and banana ( Musa spp. AAA or ABB groups). Pendulous bunches are more symmetrical than subhorizontal, horizontal, or erect bunches and are, therefore, better adapted for transportation. Erect, horizontal, subh...


Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Segregation of bunch orientation in plantain and banana hybrids]Segregation of bunch orientation in plantain and banana hybrids

Banana(Musa spp. L.) breeding, aiming to develop pest resistant cultivars for the export trade, started about 75 years ago in the West Indies. However, all banana exported today are still farmers' selection from somatic mutants of the group of Cavendish, and have a very narrow genetic base. In th...


Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology]Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology
Autor: Ortiz, R.

Banana (Musa spp.) is an important perennial crop in tropical countries. Testing improved germplasm and/or agronomic practices to increase productivity requires accuracy and precision. The objectives of this study were to determine the optimum plot size (i.e., number of plants per experimental pl...


Ortiz, R.[Plot techniques for assessment of bunch weight in banana trials under two systems of crop management]Plot techniques for assessment of bunch weight in banana trials under two systems of crop management

Cultivated plantains and bananas (Musa spp.) are important staple crops in the humid forest and midaltitude ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Their water requirement is relatively high and they are very sensitive to dry soil conditions, which greatly limits their range of cultivation. While long-t...


Ekanayake, I.J.Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype]Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype

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