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Bananas, Musa species, are perennial giant herbs belonging to the family Musaceae (Zingiberales: Scitaminae) (Simmonds, 1966; Tomlinson, 1969). Most bananas are cultivated for their fleshy fruits, but some clones are planted for their edible conns or for fiber. Bananas are among the most importan...


Swennen, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Bananas in Africa: diversity, uses and prospects for improvement]Bananas in Africa: diversity, uses and prospects for improvement

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.Swennen, R.[Biotechnological approaches to plantain and banana improvement at IITA]Biotechnological approaches to plantain and banana improvement at IITA

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