Detailed time studies on the distribution of dry matter within a Musa spp. plants ' root and shoot system have not been done. Hence, the influence of genotype and developmental stage on the root system development, plant dry matter distribution and the shoot-root ratio of field grown Musa spp. pl...
Le detail de la distribution dans le temps de la matiere seche de racines et bourgeons deMusa spp. n 'a jamais ete etudie. Parconsequent, 1 'influence du genotype et le stage de developpement sur les systemes radicalaires, la distribution de la matiere ii:che desplantes, et le taux racines-bourge...
Blomme, Guy
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Teugels, K.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Influence of genotype and developmental stage on plant dry matter distribution and shootroot ratio in banana and plantain]
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Influence of genotype and developmental stage on plant dry matter distribution and shootroot ratio in banana and plantain
Banana (Musa) is one of the most important economic and staple crops in the world. The majority of edible cultivated banana species arises from two species of the Eumusa group, Musa acuminata (A genome) and Musa balbisiana(B genome). In order to assess the biochemical diversity that exists in our...
Drapal, Margit
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Carvalho, E.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Rouard, M.
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Sardos, J.
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Amah, D.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Roux, N.
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Fraser, P.
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[A metabolomics approach to the assessment of banana diversity and traits]
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A metabolomics approach to the assessment of banana diversity and traits
Ndabamenyea. T.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanhoudt, N.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.L.
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Annandale, J.G.
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Barnard, R.O.
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[Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems]
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Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems
Millions of people depend on rain fed crop systems that are very prone to fluctuating water availability. In-depth knowledge on the plant’s stress response is therefore of utmost importance. However, in many crops not much is known about the genes involved in early stress response and their link ...
Carpentier, S.C.
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Kissel, E.
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Janial, M.
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Rouard, M.
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Zorrilla, J.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[The quest for tolerant varieties: integration of -omics techniques to understand stress in non-model crops]
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The quest for tolerant varieties: integration of -omics techniques to understand stress in non-model crops
The polyploidy nature of banana is a limiting factor in the implementation of strategies such as marker assisted selection (MAS) or genome wide association mapping (GWAS). The triploid nature of cultivated varieties complicates conventional breeding strategies and improved varieties can take up t...
Nyine, M.
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Uwimana, B.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Batte, M.
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Brown, A.
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Hribova, E.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Genomic breeding approaches for East African bananas]
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Genomic breeding approaches for East African bananas
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are important food crops in tropical and subtropical regions of the world where they generate millions of dollars annually to both subsistence farmers and exporters. Since 1902, Pseudocercospora banana pathogens, Pseudocercospora fijiensis, P. musae and P. eumusae,...
Alakonya, A.E.
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Kimunye, J.
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Mahuku, George S.
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Amah, D.
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Uwimana, B.
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Brown, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm]
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Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm
Ndabamenye, T.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Blomme, Guy
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Swennen, R.L.
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Annandale, J.G.
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Barnard, R.O.
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[Ecological characteristics and cultivar influence optimal plant density of East African highland bananas (Musa spp. AAA-EA) in low input cropping systems]
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Ecological characteristics and cultivar influence optimal plant density of East African highland bananas (Musa spp. AAA-EA) in low input cropping systems
High-throughput molecular analysis is challenging in a non-model species. Proteomics has a great potential to characterize non-model species. We went beyond the level of simply ‘identifying’ the proteins of interest during osmotic stress experiments in an allopolyploid crop (in casu banana) and f...
Vanhove, A.C.
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Vermaelen, W.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Carpentier, S.
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[A look behind the screens: Characterization of the HSP70 family during osmotic stress in a non-model crop]
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A look behind the screens: Characterization of the HSP70 family during osmotic stress in a non-model crop
Proteomics has been applied with great potential to elucidate molecular mechanisms in plants. This is especially valid in the case of non-model crops of which their genome has not been sequenced yet, or is not well annotated. Plantains are a kind of cooking bananas that are economically very impo...
Campos, N.A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Carpentier, S.C.
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[The plantain proteome, a focus on Allele specific proteins obtained from plantain fruits]
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The plantain proteome, a focus on Allele specific proteins obtained from plantain fruits
Morphological traits are commonly used for characterizing plant genetic resources. Germplasm characterization should be based on distinctly identifiable, stable and heritable traits that are expressed consistently and are easy to distinguish by the human eye. Characterization and documentation of...
Batte, M.
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Mukiibi, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Uwimana, B.
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Pocasangre, L.
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Hovmalm, H.P.
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Geleta, M.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Suitability of existing Musa morphological descriptors to characterize East African highland ‘matooke’ bananas]
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Suitability of existing Musa morphological descriptors to characterize East African highland ‘matooke’ bananas