Bananas (Musa spp.) constitute one of the most important staple food crops in Africa. Two major groups of bananas exist in Africa: the East African highland banana (EAHB, AAA) in East and Central Africa, and the plantains (AAB) in West Africa. Neither of these groups has been affected by Fusarium...
Molina, A.B.
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Sinohin, V.O.
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Fabregar, E.G.
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Ramillete, E.B.
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Yi, G.
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Sheng, O.
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Karamura, D.
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Bergh, I. van den
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Viljoen, A.
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[Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in African bananas]
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Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in African bananas
Quantitative colour variability and micronutrient content of new plantain and banana hybrids flour was investigated. The mean flour colour of the cultivars ranges from 12.16 for BITA 3 to 18.52 for FHIA 23, which is an indication of varying degree of yellowness. Both FHIA 23 and PITA 17 had colou...
Adeniji, T.A.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Barimalaa, I.S.
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Hart, A.D.
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[Determination of micronutrients and colour variability among new plantain and banana hybrids flour]
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Determination of micronutrients and colour variability among new plantain and banana hybrids flour
Chukwu, U.
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Olorunda, A.O.
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Adeniji, T.A.
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Amos, N.
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Ferris, R.S.B.
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[Development, production, properties, and acceptability of snacks and weaning food made from extruded cooking banana (ABB)]
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Development, production, properties, and acceptability of snacks and weaning food made from extruded cooking banana (ABB)
Plantain requires mulching for high yields and sustained productivity. Mulching is, however, labor-intensive and requires extra land for production. An experiment was conducted to determine the potential of alley cropping to supply in situ mulch for plantain production. Foliage from hedgerows of ...
Ruhigwa, B.A.
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Gichuru, M.
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Swennen, R.
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Tariah, N.M.
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[Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria]
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Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria
A clonal evaluation trial of llTA plantain hybrids for black Sigatoka (85, resistance was established in October 1990. The trial included the three tetraploid hybrids TMPx 5484. TMP" 548-9and TMP" 5974. and their non-treated and fungicide-treated female plantain parent Obino l'Ewa' (French planta...
Gauhl, F.
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Mobambo, K.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Swennen, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids]
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Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids
Variety improvement of plantain and banana (Musa spp.) is based on genetic diversity, which provides the basis for selection gain. This paper reviews result obtained by the Plantain and Banana Improvement Programme (PBIP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in the development o...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Ferris, R.
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[Development of improved plantain/banana germplasm with black sigatoka resistance]
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Development of improved plantain/banana germplasm with black sigatoka resistance
Hahn, S.K.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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[First reactions to ABB cooking bananas distributed in southeastern Nigeria]
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First reactions to ABB cooking bananas distributed in southeastern Nigeria
A strategy to control the black sigatoka disease of plantain (Musa spp, AAB group) in Africa, targeting the incorporation of durable host plant resistance, was initiated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The commonly accepted intractability of plantain to genetic impr...
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Swennen, R.
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[Development and performance of tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) with black sigatoka resistance]
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Development and performance of tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) with black sigatoka resistance