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
The effect of covering post-harvest banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) oviposition levels was investigated at three locations, Sendusu, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and Ntungamo district of southwestern Uganda. In the first experiment oviposi...
Masanza, M.
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Gold, C.
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Huis, A. van
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Ragama, P.E.
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[Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition]
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Effects of covering highland banana stumps with soil on banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) oviposition
This protocol is designed to support farmers to improve the quality of their bananas in the field and the postharvest practices in a bid to facilitate access to better prices and niche markets. The protocol is organized into three sections: Section 1 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Section 2: ...
The majority of edible bananas (Musa L.) are triploid (2n = 3x = 33) cultivars known as dessert, plantain, or cooking bananas with predominant AAA, AAB, and ABB genomes, justifying the aim of breeding programs to develop improved hybrids of the different utilization classes in the triploid backgr...
Oselebe, H.O.
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Tenkouano, A.
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Pillay, M.
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Obi, I.U.
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Uguru, M.I.
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[Ploidy and genome segregation in Musa breeding populations assessed by flow cytometry and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers]
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Ploidy and genome segregation in Musa breeding populations assessed by flow cytometry and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers
The lack of clean planting material is a major constraint for banana production in East and Central Africa. When establishing new fields, tissue culture plantlets will reduce damage by banana pests and diseases. Pest infestation or reinfestation, however, remains a vital concern. Fungal endophyte...
Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Kahangi, E.
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Turoop, L.
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Nsubuga, E.
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[Endophyte enhanced banana tissue culture: technology transfer through publicprivate partnerships in Kenya and Uganda]
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Endophyte enhanced banana tissue culture: technology transfer through publicprivate partnerships in Kenya and Uganda
The fate of doubled genes, from allopolyploid or autopolyploid origin, is controlled at multiple levels, resulting in the modern day cultivars. We studied the root growth of 3 different triploid banana cultivars under control and osmotic stress conditions. The root growth of the allopolyploid ABB...
Wesemael, J. van
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Hueber, Y.
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Kissel, E.
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Campos, N.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Carpentier, S.
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[Homeolog expression analysis in an allotriploid non-model crop via integration of transcriptomics and proteomics]
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Homeolog expression analysis in an allotriploid non-model crop via integration of transcriptomics and proteomics
This protocol is designed to support farmers to improve the quality of their bananas in the field and the postharvest practices in a bid to facilitate access to better prices and niche markets. The protocol is organized into three sections: Section 1 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Section 2: ...
This protocol is designed to support farmers to improve the quality of their bananas in the field and the postharvest practices in a bid to facilitate access to better prices and niche markets. The protocol is organized into three sections: Section 1 Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); Section 2: ...