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
Africa accounts for 50 of all plantain produced in the world. These plantains are overwhelmingly import as a food crop for local consumption. Black sigatoka has now invaded Africa, thereby endangering this important food source. The long term solution lies in the creation of black sigatoka resist...
Swennen, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa]
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Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa
Swennen, R.
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[Plantain cultivation under West African conditions: a reference manual]
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Plantain cultivation under West African conditions: a reference manual
Tenkouano, A.
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Swennen, R.
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[Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers]
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Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers
Ploidy polymorphism occurs in the hybrid offspring derived from interspecific crosses between triploid plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) and diploid bananas (M. acuminata). Therefore, Musa breeders are interested in the determination of ploidy and its effects on phenotypic expression of quantitativ...
Vandenhout, H.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Bai, K.
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[Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids]
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Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids
Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural trait...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)]
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Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)
Organic mulch is beneficial to plantain because it maintains soil fertility, prevents erosion and suppresses weeds. Mulch availability is however a major constraint. Mulching in a cut-and-carry system withPennisetum purpureum Schum. (elephant grass) was compared with mulching with the prunings of...
Ruhigwa, B.
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Gichuru, M.
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Spencer, D.
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Swennen, R.
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[Economic analysis of cutandcarry, and alley cropping systems of mulch production for plantains in southeastern Nigeria]
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Economic analysis of cutandcarry, and alley cropping systems of mulch production for plantains in southeastern Nigeria
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
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