Context: Aims to increase availability and use of high-quality seed, thus contributing to agricultural development and food security. The Platform uses available information and technologies, brings key stakeholders of seed systems in contact with knowledge, scientific tools and best practices, c...
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[CRP 3.4 roots, tubers and bananas for food security and income]
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CRP 3.4 roots, tubers and bananas for food security and income
Garming, H.
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Castellon, N.
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Rajala, S.
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Grote, U.
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Staver, Charles
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[Banana value chains in Central America - options for smallholders on domestic and regional markets]
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Banana value chains in Central America - options for smallholders on domestic and regional markets
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
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[RTB Annual Report 2014: Envisioning impact, pathways to action]
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RTB Annual Report 2014: Envisioning impact, pathways to action
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
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[RTB Annual Report 2015: Consolidating innovations and tracking our progress]
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RTB Annual Report 2015: Consolidating innovations and tracking our progress
Radopholus similis, Helicotylenchus multicinctus and Meloidogyne spp. are among the major nematode pests of banana worldwide. Nematode management through exploitation of genetic sources of resistance is widely encouraged, especially in resource poor countries. A number of hybrids have been develo...
Wasukira, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Dubois, T.
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Dusabe, J.
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Pillay, M.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
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[Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semiarid Uganda]
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Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semiarid Uganda
Meiotic studies in Musa L. have been hampered by: 1) time-consuming efforts required to find the correct stages of cell division; 2) rigidity of the microsporocyte cell wall that makes preparation of smears difficult; and 3) poor staining of prophase chromosomes. This study describes an improved ...
Adeleke, M.
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Pillay, M.
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Okoli, B.E.
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[An improved method for examining meiotic chromosomes in Musa L.]
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An improved method for examining meiotic chromosomes in Musa L.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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[Project E: livelihoods, improving the resource base, and protecting the environment through starchy staple, periurban, and tree crop systems of the humid and subhumid zones of west and central Africa]
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Project E: livelihoods, improving the resource base, and protecting the environment through starchy staple, periurban, and tree crop systems of the humid and subhumid zones of west and central Africa
Njukwe, E.
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Ekesa, B.
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Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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Kamira, M.
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Amah, D.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Okafor, C.
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Ndayisaba, P.C.
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[Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region]
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Intensification and diversification of banana production systems: key drivers for increased income and food and nutritional security in the Great Lakes region
Lule, M.
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Dubois, T.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Kisitu, D.
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Kamusiime, H.
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Bbemba, J.
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[Trainer’s manual: a training course for banana farmers interested in growing tissue culture bananas]
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Trainer’s manual: a training course for banana farmers interested in growing tissue culture bananas