Despite considerable efforts of Musa improvement programmes, banana and plantain production still depends upon a limited number of landraces selected by man from the natural germplasm. Inability to replace land-races by cultivars obtained through cross-breeding creates the increased risk of epide...
Secondary triploids were produced by crossing primary tetraploids with selected diploid partners and the parthenocarpic banana (Galeo). Comparisons between secondary tetraploids and secondary triploids showed that the secondary tetraploids generally had lower yields than secondary triploids. The ...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station]
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Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station
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
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
Bananas and plantains are both important staple foods and cash crops for millions of people. Bananas are large perennial herbs of the genus Musa. Cultivated bananas are primarily triploids (3x) derived from intraspecific and interspecific crosses of two diploid species Musa acuminata Colla (Ma.) ...
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
Plantain and banana (Musa spp. L.) polyploid hybrids have been obtained after interspecific hybridisation and ploidy manipulations (i.e., interploidy crosses). The identification of promising hybrids for cultivar release requires their field testing to assess agronomic performance. The potential ...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Improved polyploid Musa germplasm developed by IITA through ploidy manipulations]
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Improved polyploid Musa germplasm developed by IITA through ploidy manipulations
Banana has long been considered intractable to genetic improvement as only landraces are cultivated despite 75 years of breeding endeavors. However, recent advances in several breeding programs have demonstrated that development of improved germplasm through conventional cross-breeding may eventu...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Breeding bananas and plantains: from intractability to feasibility]
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Breeding bananas and plantains: from intractability to feasibility