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
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
Plantains and bananas are an important staple food crop in developing countries. Genetic improvement programmes have been spurred by the rapid spread of black sigatoka disease, but the genus Musa is intractable in terms of conventional breeding strategies. The potential ofbiotechnology in banana ...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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[Biotechnological approaches to plantain and banana improvement at IITA]
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Biotechnological approaches to plantain and banana improvement at IITA
Tissue culture is increasingly being used as a vehicle for the safe exchange of Musa germplasm. However, certain pathogens, e.g banana bunchy-top virus (BBTV), may pass undetected through in vitro culture. To meet the urgent need for introducing new desired germplasm for Musa breeding and reduced...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Schoofs, J.
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Swennen, R.
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Adejare, G.
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Ayodele, M.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Shoottip culture and thirdcountry quarantine to facilitate the introduction of new Musa germplasm into West Africa]
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Shoottip culture and thirdcountry quarantine to facilitate the introduction of new Musa germplasm into West Africa
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are the fourth largest food commodity after rice, wheat, and milk in terms of the gross value of production (CGIAR 1992). They are produced in the humid tropics of many developing economies; about 74 million tons are produced annually (FAO 1991).
Plantains (Musa spp., AAB group) are an important food crop and an integral component of the farming systems in the lowland humid forest zone of West and Central Africa. A group of 24 plantain cultivars, representing the major variability in West Africa, was evaluated for nine quantitative charac...
Swennen, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Phenotypic diversity and pattern of variation in West African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)]
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Phenotypic diversity and pattern of variation in West African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)