Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is one of the most important diseases of banana (Musa sp.) and currently considered as the biggest threat to banana production in Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. The pathogen is highly contagious and it...
Black Sigatoka disease, caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis is a serious constraint to banana production worldwide. The disease continues to spread in new ecological niches and there is an urgent need to develop strategies for its control. The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway in Saccharomy...
Onyilo, F.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Chen, L.H.
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Falk, B.
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Stergiopoulos, I.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Changa, C.
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Tripathi, L.
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[Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Pseudocercospora fijiensis to determine the role of PfHog1 in osmotic stress regulation and virulence modulation]
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Pseudocercospora fijiensis to determine the role of PfHog1 in osmotic stress regulation and virulence modulation
The banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease, caused by the bacteriumXanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (XCM), endangers the livelihoods ofmillions of farmers in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. Thedisease was first identified in Uganda in 2001 and has since then also been repor...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Control of banana Xanthomonas wilt disease using genetic engineering]
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Control of banana Xanthomonas wilt disease using genetic engineering
Banana Xanthomonas wilt, caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is a new threat to banana cultivation in eastern Africa. The causal bacterium grows slowly in culture and is easily overgrown by contaminants. A selective culture medium for isolation of X. c. pv. musacearum will facilitate...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Development of a semi selective medium for isolation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum from banana plants]
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Development of a semi selective medium for isolation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum from banana plants
An efficient, simple, and rapid regeneration system was
established for bananas (Musa sp.) using sections of corm containing intercalary
meristematic tissues as explants. Six different cultivars of banana
(‘Mpologoma’, ‘Nakitembe’, ‘Mbwazirume’, ‘Pisang awak’, ‘Sukali
ndiizi’, and ‘FHIA-17’) with...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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[High frequency shoot regeneration of various cultivars of banana (Musa sp.)]
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High frequency shoot regeneration of various cultivars of banana (Musa sp.)
The banana Xanthomonas wilt disease (BXW) has threatened the livelihood of millions of farmers in East Africa. Use of resistant varieties is the most cost-effective method of managing this bacterial disease. A reliable and rapid screening method is needed to select resistant banana varieties. An ...
Tripathi, L.
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Odipio, J.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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[A rapid technique for screening banana cultivars for resistance to Xanthomonas wilt]
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A rapid technique for screening banana cultivars for resistance to Xanthomonas wilt
Enset (Ensete ventricosum), also known as Ethiopian banana, is a food security crop for more than 20 million people in Ethiopia. As conventional breeding of enset is very challenging, genetic engineering is an alternative option to introduce important traits such as enhanced disease resistance an...
Matheka, J.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Merga, I.
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Gebre, E.
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Tripathi, L.
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[A simple and rapid protocol for the genetic transformation of Ensete ventricosum]
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A simple and rapid protocol for the genetic transformation of Ensete ventricosum
The livelihoods of millions of Ugandan farmers have been threatened by current outbreak of a banana bacterial wilt disease caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, which is very destructive and rapidly spreading in Uganda. Bananas are the highest value staple food and source of income for...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Strategies to resistance to bacterial wilt disease of banana through genetic engineering]
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Strategies to resistance to bacterial wilt disease of banana through genetic engineering
Medicinal plants are the most important source of life saving drugs for the majority of the world's population. The biotechnological tools are important to select, multiply and conserve the critical genotypes of medicinal plants. In-vitro regeneration holds tremendous potential for the production...
Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum (Xcm), is the most devastating disease of banana in east and central Africa. Thespread of BXW threatens the livelihood of millions of African farmers who depend on bananafor food security and income. There...
Tripathi, J.N.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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Bahar, O.
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Ronald, P.
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Tripathi, L.
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[Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum]
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Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum