Bananas (Musa spp.), native to South East Asia, have spread worldwide and are integrated into the diets of millions of people in tropical regions. Carotenoid content varies dramatically between different banana genotypes, providing an opportunity for vitamin A biofortification. Polyploidization i...
Amah, D.
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Biljon, A. van
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Labuschagne, M.
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Swennen, R.
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[Effects of in vitro polyploidization on agronomic characteristics and fruit carotenoid content; implications for banana genetic improvement]
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Effects of in vitro polyploidization on agronomic characteristics and fruit carotenoid content; implications for banana genetic improvement
Tenkouano, A.
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Swennen, R.
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[Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers]
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Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers
Bananas are a staple food in Eastern Africa, with 25.3% of the total world production. The production is, however, threatened by the presence of several diseases, of which the fungal diseases black sigatoka and Panama disease are the most important. With the development of embryogenic cell suspen...
Smet, K. de
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Panis, B.
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Sagi, L.
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Cammue, B.
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Swennen, R.
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[Improvement of bananas for black sigatoka and Panama disease resistance through genetic manipulation]
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Improvement of bananas for black sigatoka and Panama disease resistance through genetic manipulation
Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural trait...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Langhe, E. de
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[Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)]
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Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)
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
Sigatoka leaf diseases are a major constraint to banana production. A survey was conducted in Tanzania and Uganda to assess the distribution of Pseudocercospora species and severity of Sigatoka leaf diseases. Pseudocercospora species were identified using species‐specific primers. Sigatoka‐like l...
Kimunye, J.N.
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Were, E.
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Mussa, F.
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Tazuba, A.
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Jomanga, K.
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Viljoen, A.
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Swennen, R.
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Muthoni, F.K.
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Mahuku, G.
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[Distribution of Pseudocercospora species causing Sigatoka leaf diseases of banana in Uganda and Tanzania]
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Distribution of Pseudocercospora species causing Sigatoka leaf diseases of banana in Uganda and Tanzania
Oligo painting FISH was established to identify all chromosomes in banana (Musa spp.) and to anchor pseudomolecules of reference genome sequence of Musa acuminata spp. malaccensis “DH Pahang” to individual chromosomes in situ. A total of 19 chromosome/chromosome-arm specific oligo painting probes...
Šimoníková, D.
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Němečková, A.
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Karafiátová, M.
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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Hřibová, E.
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[Chromosome painting facilitates anchoring reference genome sequence to chromosomes In Situ and integrated karyotyping in banana (Musa Spp.)]
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Chromosome painting facilitates anchoring reference genome sequence to chromosomes In Situ and integrated karyotyping in banana (Musa Spp.)
Bananas (Musa spp.) are consumed worldwide as dessert and cooking types. Edible banana varieties are for the most part seedless and sterile and therefore vegetatively propagated. This confers difficulties for breeding approaches against pressing biotic and abiotic threats and for the nutritional ...
Drapal, Margit
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de Carvalho, E.B.
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Rouard, M.
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Amah, D.
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Sardos, J.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Brown, A.
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Roux, N.
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Swennen, R.
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Fraser, Paul D.
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[Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages]
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Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages
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