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...
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.)
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
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
Banana (Musa sp.) represents one of the most important world food crops after maize, rice, wheat and cassava. Many pests and diseases have significantly affected banana cultivation. Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is one of the most im...
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Arinaitwe, G.
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Kiggundu, A.
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[Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease]
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Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease
Banana is an important staple food crop feeding more than 100 million Africans, but is subject to severe productivity constraints due to a range of pests and diseases. Banana Xanthomonas wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum is capable of entirely destroying a plantation while nema...
Tripathi, L.
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Atkinson, H.
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Roderick, H.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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[Genetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes]
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Genetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes
Pseudocercospora fijiensis, causal agent of the black Sigatoka disease (BSD) of Musa spp., has spread globally since its discovery in Fiji 1963 to all the banana and plantain growing areas across the globe. It is becoming the most damaging and economically important disease of this crop. The iden...
Onyilo, F.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Chen, L.H.
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Falk, B.
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Stergiopoulos, I.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tripathi, L.
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[Silencing of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) fus3 and slt2 in pseudocercospora fijiensis reduces growth and virulence on host plants]
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Silencing of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) fus3 and slt2 in pseudocercospora fijiensis reduces growth and virulence on host plants
Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Kiggundu, A.
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Korie, S.
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Shotkoski, F.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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[Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt diseaseresistant bananas in East Africa]
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Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt diseaseresistant bananas in East Africa
Plant parasitic nematodes impose losses of up to 70% on plantains and cooking bananas in Africa.
Application of nematicides is inappropriate and resistant cultivars are unavailable. Where grown, demand
for plantain is more than for other staple crops. Confined field testing demonstrated that tran...
Tripathi, L.
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Babirye, A.
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Roderick, H.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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Changa, C.
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Urwin, P.E.
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Tushemereirwe, W.K.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Atkinson, H.J.
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[Field resistance of transgenic plantain to nematodes has potential for future African food security]
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Field resistance of transgenic plantain to nematodes has potential for future African food security