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)
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
Triploid plantains (Musa AAB) are among the most important horticultural crops of West Africa. However, all landraces are susceptible to black Sigatoka, a fungal disease caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Morelet. To ameliorate the spread of this epidemic, exotic triploid cooking bananas (ABB), ...
Ferris, R.S.B.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas]
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Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas
The susceptibility and sensitivity to Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicintus of 2-month-old plants derived from sword suckers (early screening) and of sword suckers of established 18-month-old mats belonging to 12 Musa genotype was investigated and compared. Differences in nematode po...
Speijer, P.R.
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Boonen, E.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Waele, D. de
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[Nematode reproduction and damage to Musa sword suckers and sword sucker derived plants]
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Nematode reproduction and damage to Musa sword suckers and sword sucker derived plants
Ferris, R.S.B.
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Ortiz, R.
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Chukwu, U.
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Akalumhe, Y.O.
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Akele, S.
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Ubi, A.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[The introduction and market potential of exotic black sigatoka resistant cooking banana cultivars in West Africa]
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The introduction and market potential of exotic black sigatoka resistant cooking banana cultivars in West Africa
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Registration of 14 improved tropical Musa plantain hybrids with black sigatoka resistance]
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Registration of 14 improved tropical Musa plantain hybrids with black sigatoka resistance
Ortiz, R.
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Austin, P.D.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[IITA High Rainfall Station: twenty years of research for sustainable agriculture in the West African humid forest]
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IITA High Rainfall Station: twenty years of research for sustainable agriculture in the West African humid forest
Plantains and bananas (Musa spp. L.) are inter- or intraspecific triploid hybrids derived from crosses between M. acuminata Colla. (A genome) and M. balbisiana Colla. (B genome). Cultivars have been assigned to different taxonomic groups (AA, BB, AAA, AAB, ABB, etc.) based on morphological qualit...
Osuji, J.O.
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Okoli, B.E.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars]
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Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars