Musa spp (bananas and plantains) constitute a hybrid-polyploid complex and are classified according to different genome compositions such as AA, BB, AB, AAA, AAB, ABB, AAAA, ABBB, AAAB and AABB. Knowledge of ploidy and exact genome compositions of the parental material is essential for Musa breed...
Pillay, M.
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Ogundiwin, E.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Doležel, Jaroslav
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[Ploidy and genome composition of Musa germplasm at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)]
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Ploidy and genome composition of Musa germplasm at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
A field experiment was conducted on thirteen (13) Musa hybrids derived from 4n x 2n crosses, three (3) checks and two (2) plantain landraces to evaluate phenology, growth characteristics and yield performance in a humid agro ecological zone of Nigeria. Fifteen (15) phenotypic characters were sign...
Shaibu, A.A.
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Nwonuala, A.I.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Ogburia, M.N.
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[Agronomic performance of 4n x 2nderived plantain (Musa sp. AAB group) hybrids in a humid agroecological zone of Nigeria]
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Agronomic performance of 4n x 2nderived plantain (Musa sp. AAB group) hybrids in a humid agroecological zone of Nigeria
Musa acuminata Colla (AA genomes) and Musa balbisiana Colla (BB genomes) are the diploid ancestors of modern bananas that are mostly diploid or triploid cultivars with various combinations of the A and B genomes, including AA, AAA, BB, AAB and ABB. The objective of this study was to identify mole...
Nwakanma, D.C.
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Pillay, M.
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Okoli, B.E.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[PCRRFLP of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS) provides markers for the A and B genomes in Musa L.]
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PCRRFLP of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS) provides markers for the A and B genomes in Musa L.
The objective of this study was to construct a molecular phylogeny of the genus Musa using restriction-site polymorphisms of the chloroplast (cpDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Six cpDNA and two mtDNA sequences were amplified individually in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) experiments in 13 sp...
Nwakanma, D.C.
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Pillay, M.
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Okoli, B.E.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Sectional relationships in the genus Musa L. inferred from PCRRFLP of organelle DNA sequences]
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Sectional relationships in the genus Musa L. inferred from PCRRFLP of organelle DNA sequences
Fifteen AFLP primer pairs (EcoRI+3 and MseI+3) and 60 10-mer RAPD primers were used to detect polymorphisms and assess genetic relationships in a sample of 25 plantains from diverse parts of Western and Central Africa. The discriminatory power of the AFLP technique was greater than that of the RA...
Ude, G.
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Pillay, M.
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Ogundiwin, E.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Genetic diversity in an African plantain core collection using AFLP and RAPD markers]
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Genetic diversity in an African plantain core collection using AFLP and RAPD markers
The AFLP technique was used to assess the genetic diversity and sectional relationships in 39 accessions representing the four main sections of the genus Musa. Eight AFLP + 3 primer pairs produced 260 poly-morphic bands that were used in cluster and PCO analysis. A wide range of variability was o...
Ude, G.
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Pillay, M.
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Nwakanma, D.
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Tenkouano, A.
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[Analysis of genetic diversity and sectional relationships in Musa using AFLP markers]
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Analysis of genetic diversity and sectional relationships in Musa using AFLP markers
Soil moisture deficit frequently occurs at the onset of the growing season and may cause crop failure. Resowing with early maturing varieties has often been the only alternative, besides transplanting. To assess the relative efficiency of the two resuce methods two sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) M...
Les déficits hydriques interviennent fréquemment en début d'hivernage et causent souvent des manques à la levée. En dehors du repiquage, le seul recours des paysans est de resemer avec des variétés plus précoces. En vue de comparer l'efficacité relative des deux méthodes de sauvegarde, deux varié...
Tenkouano, A.
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Chantereau, J.
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Sereme, P.
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Touré, A.
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[Comparative response of a day-neutral and photoperiod-sensitive sorghum to delayed sowing or transplanting]
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Comparative response of a day-neutral and photoperiod-sensitive sorghum to delayed sowing or transplanting
Nwauzoma, A.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Daniel-Kalio, L.
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[Disease incidence and symptom expression of banana streak badnavirus on plantain somaclones (Musa spp., AAB Group) in Nigeria]
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Disease incidence and symptom expression of banana streak badnavirus on plantain somaclones (Musa spp., AAB Group) in Nigeria
Genome size variation occurs within and across generations in Musa spp., which reduces the predictive accuracy of parental performance on progeny value for yield and other traits with complex inheritance. Parental selection through progeny testing of prospective parents is required to achieve fur...
Tenkouano, A.
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Crouch, J.H.
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Crouch, H.K.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Genetic diversity, hybrid performance and combining ability for yield in Musa germplasm]
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Genetic diversity, hybrid performance and combining ability for yield in Musa germplasm
The objectives of this study were to understand the effects of ontogeny on the expression and inheritance of resistance of sorghum (Sorghum hieolor [L.] Moench) to Colletotrichum graminicola (Ces.)Wils., the causal agent of anthracnose. Two resistant cuItivars (SC326-fi and SC599-11E) and two sus...
Tenkouano, A.
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Miller, F.R.
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Fredericksen, R.A.
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Nicholson, R.L.
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[Ontogenetic characteristics and inheritance of resistance to leaf anthracnose in sorghum]
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Ontogenetic characteristics and inheritance of resistance to leaf anthracnose in sorghum