East African highland bananas (EAHBs) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and other countries in the African Great Lakes region. Even though several morphologically different types exist, all EAHBs are triploid and display minimal genetic variation. To provide more insights into th...
Nemecková, A.
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Christelová, P.
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Cížková, J.
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Nyine, M.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Svacina, R.
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Hribova, E.
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[Molecular and cytogenetic study of east African highland banana]
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Molecular and cytogenetic study of east African highland banana
It is claimed that, with the exception of Musa balbisiana, all banana varieties are susceptible to bacterial wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm). Despite being resistant to Xcm infection, M. balbisiana is not preferred
for breeding because it belongs to the BB genome subgro...
Nakato, G.V.
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Christelova, P.
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Were, E.
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Nyine, M.
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Coutinho, T.A.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Mahuku, George S.
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[Sources of resistance in Musa to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt]
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Sources of resistance in Musa to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies that disproportionately affects low income populations in developing countries. Traditional breeding and modern biotechnology have significant potential to enhance micronutrient bioavailability in crops through bio...
Amah, D.
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Biljon, A. van
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Brown, A.
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Perkins-Veazie, P.
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Swennen, R.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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[Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency]
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Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency
Starches from mature, unripe fruit pulp of plantain cultivars (Musa supp., AAB group) representing the wide variability in Africa, tetraploid and diploid plantain hybrids and starchy cooking bananas (Musa spp., ABB group) were isolated and characterised. In general, studies revealed very compact ...
Eggleston, G.
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Swennen, R.
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Akoni, S.
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[Physicochemical studies on starches isolated from plantain cultivars, plantain hybrids and cooking banana]
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Physicochemical studies on starches isolated from plantain cultivars, plantain hybrids and cooking banana
The relative contribution of ploidy status and genome composition to the variability of root traits in Musa was studied in 18 genotypes (from 5 genomic groups and 3 ploidy levels) at Onne, Nigeria. There was a significant effect of ploidy level on the different characteristics, except for root dr...
Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Assessment of variability in the root system characteristics of banana (Musa spp.) according to genome group and ploidy level]
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Assessment of variability in the root system characteristics of banana (Musa spp.) according to genome group and ploidy level
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
Dhed’a, B.
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Adheka, J.
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Onautshu, D.
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Swennen, R.
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[La culture des bananiers et plantains dans les zones agroecologiques de la Republique Democratique du Congo]
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La culture des bananiers et plantains dans les zones agroecologiques de la Republique Democratique du Congo
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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Ferris, S.
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Swennen, R.
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[PITA9': a blacksigatokaresistant hybrid from the false Horn plantain gene pool]
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PITA9': a blacksigatokaresistant hybrid from the false Horn plantain gene pool
Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.)]
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Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.)
Plantain and banana (Musa s pp.J are giant perennial herbs which originated in Southeast Asia. Musa is an important food crop in the humid forest and mid-altitude ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Several criteria are used to distinguish the different types of cultivated plantain and banana, evolv...
Swennen, R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Morphology and growth of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 66]
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Morphology and growth of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 66