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Plantains (Musa spp., AAB group) are an important food crop and an integral component of the farming systems in the lowland humid forest zone of West and Central Africa. A group of 24 plantain cultivars, representing the major variability in West Africa, was evaluated for nine quantitative charac...


Swennen, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.Ortiz, R.[Phenotypic diversity and pattern of variation in West African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)]Phenotypic diversity and pattern of variation in West African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group)

We have developed a simple protocol to allow the production of transgenic banana plants. Foreign genes were delivered into embryogenic suspension cells using accelerated particles coated with DNA. Bombardment parameters were optimized for a modified particle gun resulting in high levels of transi...


Sági, L.Panis, B.Remy, S.Schoofs, H.Smet, K. deSwennen, R.Cammue, B.P.[Genetic transformation of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) via particle bombardment]Genetic transformation of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) via particle bombardment

In April 2008 in the northern Provinces of Angola, banana (AAA genome)and plantain (AAB genome) plants (Musa spp.) with severe stunting andmoderate to severe leaf symptoms typical of banana bunchy top diseasewere observed to be widespread in farmers’ fields in Kirimadhola villagein the Ndalatando...


Kumar, P.L.Ayodele, M.Oben, T.T.Mahungu, N.M.Beed, Fen D.Coyne, D.L.Londa, L.Mutunda, M.P.Kiala, D.Maruthi, M.N.[First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Angola]First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Angola

Black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet), an airborne fungal leaf-spot disease, is a major constraint to plantain and banana (Musa spp.) production world-wide. Gaining further knowledge of the genetics of host-plant resistance will enhance the development of resistant cultivars, which is...


Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Inheritance of black sigatoka disease resistance in plantainbanana (Musa spp.) hybrids]Inheritance of black sigatoka disease resistance in plantainbanana (Musa spp.) hybrids

Few genetic markers are available in Musa spp. as a result of a lack of inheritance studies. Full-sib diploid (2n = 2x = 22) plantain-banana hybrids of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture were selfed or outcrossed with other diploid bananas, one of which is an improved selection f...


Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Inheritance of albinism in banana and plantain (Musa spp.)]Inheritance of albinism in banana and plantain (Musa spp.)

Genetic enhancement of Musa spp. has aimed at producing hybrids with high yield, short stature, fast crop cycling, and disease resistance through interspecific and interploidy crosses. Progeny testing for parental selection has seldom been carried out in Musa and little is known on combining abil...


Tenkouano, T.Ortiz, R.Vuylsteke, D.R.[Combining ability for yield and plant phenology in plantain derived populations]Combining ability for yield and plant phenology in plantain derived populations

Chinchin has been identified to be one the favoured food items and a much-relished pastry which has been eaten as dessert or snack. This study aimed at evaluating the nutritional quality and organoleptic properties of black-pepper enriched Chinchin produced from plantain-tigernuts composite flour...


Adelekan, E.O.Adegunwa, M.O.Adebowale, A.A.Bakare, H.A.Alamu, E.O.[Quality evaluation of snack produced from black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) and tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.) flour blends]Quality evaluation of snack produced from black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) and tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.) flour blends

Research on the resistance of cassava to fire is scarce because ordinarily researchers would not set their cassava farms on fire for such evaluation. Stems rendered useless by fire were commonly reported by farmers but no information on root yields and shoot regeneration. This study compared the ...


Asadu, C.L.A.Unagwu, B.O.Dixon, A.Okechukwu, R.Ilona, P.Asadu, A.N.[Cassava, plantain and moringa grown in an Alfisol and their resilience to bush fire in eastern Nigeria]Cassava, plantain and moringa grown in an Alfisol and their resilience to bush fire in eastern Nigeria

The cultivated banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are valuable for nutritional and socio-economic security for millions of people worldwide. In Benin, banana and plantain are among the most produced, consumed, and traded commodities. Its production is mainly for local consumption and remains insuffi...


Chabi, M.C.Dassou, A.G.Dossou-Aminon, I.Ogouchoro, D.Omondi, B.A.Dansi, A.[Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production]Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production

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