Drought tolerance combined with resistance to black sigatoka (BS) disease are two desirable traits for plantains in some parts of the tropics. Field evaluation of leaf stomatal conductance, single leaf transpiration rate, photochemical efficiency, and role of stomata in BS resistance, was done fo...
Ekanayake, I.J.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Leaf stomatal conductance and stomatal morphology of Musa germplasm]
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Leaf stomatal conductance and stomatal morphology of Musa germplasm
In vitro-propagated plants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) did not manifest consistently superior horticultural performance compared to conventional propagules. Tissue culture plants grew vigorously and taller than sucker-propagated plants, but higher yield was not obtained, probably because o...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Field performance of conventional vs in vitro propagules of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)]
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Field performance of conventional vs in vitro propagules of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp. L.) are important staple food crops in tropical countries. A major constraint to their sustainable production is black sigatoka leaf spot disease, caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet. Resistance breeding is the most appropriate intervention to co...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ogburia, N.M.
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[Inheritance of pseudostem waxiness in banana and plantain (Musa spp.)]
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Inheritance of pseudostem waxiness in banana and plantain (Musa spp.)
Plantain and banana (Musa spp. AAB and AAA groups) are perennial giant herbs of the tropics which develop parthenocarpic fruits. At least three independent but complementary dominant genes control vegetative parthenocarpy in Musa. One of these genes, P1 segregates in euploid hybrid progenies deri...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Effect of the parthenocarpy gene P1 and ploidy in bunch and fruit traits of plantain and banana hybrids]
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Effect of the parthenocarpy gene P1 and ploidy in bunch and fruit traits of plantain and banana hybrids
Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus Germar) is a major limiting factor in the cultivation of plantains and bananas (Musa spp. L.) in sub-Saharan Africa. The larvae damage the crop by tunneling in the corm. Chemical control is feasible but not sustainable, whereas host plant resistance is safe an...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Dumpe, B.
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Ferris, R.S.B.
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[Banana weevil resistance and corn hardness in Musa germplasm]
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Banana weevil resistance and corn hardness in Musa germplasm
Seed set in triploid Musa spp. L. is very low due to high levels of sterility. This makes cross breeding of plantain and banana difficult. Nonetheless, several triploid plantain and banana cultivars produce seeds after hand pollination with diploid parents. This paper reports results about the pa...
Plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) is a major food crop in the humid lowland tropics of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Lodging, caused by strong winds occurs periodically in these areas. Therefore, development of dwarf plantain cultivars and elucidation of the inheritance of dwarfism is de...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Crouch, H.
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Crouch, J.
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[TM3x: triploid black sigatoka resistant Musa hybrid germplasm]
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TM3x: triploid black sigatoka resistant Musa hybrid germplasm
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[BITA3: a starchy banana with partial resistance to black sigatoka and tolerance to streak virus]
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BITA3: a starchy banana with partial resistance to black sigatoka and tolerance to streak virus
A multilocational evaluation trial comprising 18 Musa genotypes was carried out from 1991 to 1994 in three representative locations in the humid forest (Onne, Nigeria and M'Balmayo, Cameroon) and the Forest-savanna Transstion (Ibadan, Nigeria) Zones of West and Central Africa. The main objective ...
Cauwer, I. de
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Genotype by environment interaction in Musa germplasm revealed by multisite evaluation in subSaharan Africa]
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Genotype by environment interaction in Musa germplasm revealed by multisite evaluation in subSaharan Africa