Plantain requires mulching for high yields and sustained productivity. Mulching is, however, labor-intensive and requires extra land for production. An experiment was conducted to determine the potential of alley cropping to supply in situ mulch for plantain production. Foliage from hedgerows of ...
Ruhigwa, B.A.
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Gichuru, M.
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Swennen, R.
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Tariah, N.M.
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[Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria]
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Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria
A clonal evaluation trial of llTA plantain hybrids for black Sigatoka (85, resistance was established in October 1990. The trial included the three tetraploid hybrids TMPx 5484. TMP" 548-9and TMP" 5974. and their non-treated and fungicide-treated female plantain parent Obino l'Ewa' (French planta...
Gauhl, F.
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Mobambo, K.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Swennen, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids]
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Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids
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
In order to introduce currently-available genes with agronomical value into banana, two genetic transformation protocols have been optimized. Firstly, regenerable protoplasts isolated from embryogenic cell suspensions of the cultivar Bluggoe have been used for the introduction of several chimaeri...
Sagi, L.
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Remy, S.
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Verelst, B.
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Panis, B.
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Cammue, B.P.
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Volckaert, G.
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Swennen, R.
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[Transient gene expression in transformed banana (Musa cv. Bluggoe) protoplasts and embryogenic cell suspensions]
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Transient gene expression in transformed banana (Musa cv. Bluggoe) protoplasts and embryogenic cell suspensions
Shoot cultures of 401 banana clones were conserved under slow growth conditions (16±1°C, 25μmol m−2 s−1). Storage duration-defined as 60% survival time of 20 shoot cultures of a clone-averaged 334 days. However, large differences occurred among the different genomic (sub)groups and even within th...
Houwe, I. van den
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Smet, K. de
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Tezenas du Montcel, H.
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Swennen, R.
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[Variability in storage potential of banana shoot cultures under medium term storage conditions]
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Variability in storage potential of banana shoot cultures under medium term storage conditions
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
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Tissue culture technology for the improvement of Africa plantains]
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Tissue culture technology for the improvement of Africa plantains
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