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.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology]
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Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology
Recent successes in the conventional cross-breeding of plantains and cooking bananas by genetic improvement programmes will inevitably lead to an increase in the number of new clones that require testing before release to farmers. In most cases testing focused on disease resistance and yield but ...
Korie, S.
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Walker, P.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ferris, R.S.B.
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[Statistical tools to evaluate sensory data fro testing fruit quality of Musa]
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Statistical tools to evaluate sensory data fro testing fruit quality of Musa
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench) is the fifth important cereal crop after wheat (Triticum aestivumL.), maize (Zea maysL.), rice (Oryza sativaL.), and barley (Hordeum vulgareL.) in the world. It is cultivated in about 46 million ha with a total production of 62 million t (FAO 1998). Asia and A...
Black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) causes yield losses of 30 to 50% in banana and plantain. The cultivation of resistant cultivars is the most appropriate intervention to control this fungal leaf spot disease in Africa. The short-term approach of the International Institute of Tropical Agr...
Akele, S.E.
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Isirimah, N.
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Brisibe, A.A.
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Ortiz, R.
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[The role of extension services for the successful introduction of new Musa cultivars in southeastern Nigeria]
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The role of extension services for the successful introduction of new Musa cultivars in southeastern Nigeria