Banana(Musa spp. L.) breeding, aiming to develop pest resistant cultivars for the export trade, started about 75 years ago in the West Indies. However, all banana exported today are still farmers' selection from somatic mutants of the group of Cavendish, and have a very narrow genetic base. In th...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology]
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Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology
Tenkouano, A.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Okoro, J.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Swennen, R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Diploid banana hybrids TMB2x51051 and TMB2x91283 with good combining ability, resistance to black sigatoka and nematodes]
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Diploid banana hybrids TMB2x51051 and TMB2x91283 with good combining ability, resistance to black sigatoka and nematodes
Forty-five Musa clones, including endemic and introduced cultivars plus hybrids, were evaluated for resistance against the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, in a field trial in Uganda. The predominant groups of staple crops, East African highland bananas (Musa spp. AAA) and plantains (Musaspp...
Kiggundu, A.
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Gold, C.S.
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Labuschagne, M.T.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Louw, S.
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[Levels of host plant resistance to banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Ugandan Musa germplasm]
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Levels of host plant resistance to banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Ugandan Musa germplasm
Cultivated plantains and bananas (Musa spp.) are important staple crops in the humid forest and midaltitude ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Their water requirement is relatively high and they are very sensitive to dry soil conditions, which greatly limits their range of cultivation. While long-t...
Ekanayake, I.J.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype]
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Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype
A multilocational evaluation trial comprising 18 Musa genotypes was carried out from 1991to1994 in three respective locations in Humid Forest (Onne, Nigeria and M' Balmayo, Cameroon) and the Forest- Savanna Transition (Ibadan, Nigeria) zones of West and Central Africa.
Une essai multilocal comprenant 18 genetype de Musa a ete counduit de 1991 a 1994 dans 3 sites representatives dan la foret humide (Onne, Nigeria and M'Balmayo, cameroun) et dans la zone de transition Foret-Savanne (Ibadan, Nigeria) en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale.
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Cauwer, I. de
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[Genotype-by-environment interaction and phenotypic stability of Musa gemplasm in West and Central Africa]
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Genotype-by-environment interaction and phenotypic stability of Musa gemplasm in West and Central Africa
Ploidy polymorphism occurs in the hybrid offspring derived from interspecific crosses between triploid plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) and diploid bananas (M. acuminata). Therefore, Musa breeders are interested in the determination of ploidy and its effects on phenotypic expression of quantitativ...
Vandenhout, H.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Bai, K.
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[Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids]
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Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Gold, C.
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Ferris, S.
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Speijer, P.
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[Plantain and banana research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]
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Plantain and banana research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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)
Black sigatoka is a leaf spot disease on plantain and banana. Its sausal agent is the fungus Mycos-phaerella fijunsis Morelet. Black sigatoka is one of the most important constraints of plantain and banana cultivation throughout the world. Yield loss can be up to 50 %. Chemical control of the dis...
Gauhl, F.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Multilocational evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in banana and plantain]
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Multilocational evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in banana and plantain
Plantain and banana (Musa spp.) are integral components of the farming systems in the humid forest and mid-altitude ecologies of sub-saharan Africa. They provide more than 25% of the carbohydrates for approximately 70 million people in the region. Major constraints to plantain and banana producti...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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Ferris, S.
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[Genetic and agronomic improvement for sustainable production of plantain and banana in subSaharan Africa]
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Genetic and agronomic improvement for sustainable production of plantain and banana in subSaharan Africa