De grandes differences existent entre les cultivars quant a la frequence et la nature des variations phenotypiques sur les plantes regenerees apres culture in vitro. Une grande part de ces variations mime la variabilite naturelle et les variants apparaissent essentiellement comme des copies d'aut...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Somaclonal variation in plantains (Musa spp, AAB group) derived from shoottip culture]
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Somaclonal variation in plantains (Musa spp, AAB group) derived from shoottip culture
Studies on banana diversity and distribution have been carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the 1950s. However, there are still insufficient data on the distribution of diversity in large areas of the Congo basin. The present study was conducted in the surrounding regi...
Adheka, J.
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Komoy, J.
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Tamaru, C.
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Sivirahauma, C.
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Dhed’a, D.B.
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Karamura, D.
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Langhe, E. de
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Swennen, R.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Plantain is one of the most important sources of food in the African lowlands stretching from the lowlands of Guinea and Liberia to the central basin of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Because plantain cultivars do not produce seeds, plantain cultivation is based on vegetatively tran...
Losimba, J.K.
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Giria, J.A.
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Djailo, B.D.
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Karamura, D.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Black leaf streak (BLS), an airborne fungal Black leaf streak, caused byMycosphaerella fijiensisMorelet, is a major constraint to plantain production. Owing to limitations associated with the use of chemicals in Africa, development of resistant cultivars seems to be an appropriate approach to con...
Mobambo, K.N.
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Gauhl, F.
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Swennen, R.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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[Assessment of the cropping cycle effects on black leaf streak severity and yield decline of plantain and plantain hybrids]
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Assessment of the cropping cycle effects on black leaf streak severity and yield decline of plantain and plantain hybrids
East African highland bananas (EAHB) were regarded as sterile. Their screening for female fertility with “Calcutta 4” as male parent revealed that 37 EAHB were fertile. This was the foundation for the establishment of the EAHB crossbreeding programs by the International Institute of Tropical Agri...
Batte, M.
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Swennen, R.
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Uwimana, B.
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Akech, V.
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Brown, A.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Hovmalm, H.P.
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Geleta, M.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement]
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Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement