The term banana is meant throughout this chapter to cover dessert and cooking bananas as well as plantains. With an estimated total production of more than 76 million tons in 1992 (FAO 1993), banana is the no. 1 fruit crop in the world. Ninety-nine percent of world's annual production is cultivat...
Sagi, L.
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Remy, S.
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Verelst, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Panis, B.
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[Genetic transformation in Musa species (Banana)]
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Genetic transformation in Musa species (Banana)
Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variabi...
Amah, D.
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Alamu, E.O.
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Adesokan, M.
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Biljon, A. van
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Swennen, R.
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Labuschagne, M.
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[Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification]
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Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
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)
We have developed a simple protocol to allow the production of transgenic banana plants. Foreign genes were delivered into embryogenic suspension cells using accelerated particles coated with DNA. Bombardment parameters were optimized for a modified particle gun resulting in high levels of transi...
Sági, L.
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Panis, B.
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Remy, S.
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Schoofs, H.
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Smet, K. de
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Swennen, R.
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Cammue, B.P.
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[Genetic transformation of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) via particle bombardment]
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Genetic transformation of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) via particle bombardment
Electroporation conditions were established for transient expression of introduced DNA in banana (Musa spp., cv. 'Bluggoe') protoplasts isolated from regenerable embryogenic cell suspensions. The following parameters were found to be highly influential: electroporation buffer, polyethylene glycol...
Bananas are monocots and members of the genus Musa, family Musaceae. They are the second largest fruit crop in the world with an annual production of about 65 million tons (INIBAP 1993). The export trade, involving just dessert bananas of the Cavendish subgroup, comprises only 10% of the total ba...
Panis, B.
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Sagi, L.
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Swennen, R.
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[Regeneration of plants from protoplasts of Musa species (banana)]
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Regeneration of plants from protoplasts of Musa species (banana)
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
Water deficit is one of the world’s major constraints in agriculture and will aggravate in the future. Banana (Musa spp.) is an important crop that needs vast amounts of water for optimal production. The International Transit Center of Bioversity International holds the world’s biggest collection...
Wesemael, J. van
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Kissel, E.
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Eyland, D.
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Lawson, T.
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Swennen, R.
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Carpentier, S.C.
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[Using growth and transpiration phenotyping under controlled conditions to select water efficient banana genotypes]
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Using growth and transpiration phenotyping under controlled conditions to select water efficient banana genotypes