Summary French and Spanish This report contains focus papers on 3 aspects: (1) PROMUSA - the global programme for Musa improvement; (2) genetic transformation for improvement of bananas; and (3) the banana and its relatives. Reports are also given of thematic activities (Musa germplasm management...
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Networking banana and plantain: INIBAP annual report 1997]
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Networking banana and plantain: INIBAP annual report 1997
Reconciling modernity and tradition to conserve diversity ; when West Africa meets Latin America ; the accidental pathogen ; bringing back an old favourite, the capitalist way and INIBAP in brief.
List of Briefs: 19. Assessing the Impact of Crop Genetic Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Research Context and Highlights; 20. Crucial Determinants of Adoption: Planting Material Systems for Banana and Maize; 21. Gauging Potential Based on Current Adoption of Banana Hybrids in Tanzania; 22. Pre...
Smale, M.
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Edmeades, S.
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De Groote, H.
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[Promising crop biotechnologies for smallholder farmers in East Africa: bananas and maize: June 2006, briefs 19-26]
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Promising crop biotechnologies for smallholder farmers in East Africa: bananas and maize: June 2006, briefs 19-26
Despite considerable efforts of Musa improvement programmes, banana and plantain production still depends upon a limited number of landraces selected by man from the natural germplasm. Inability to replace land-races by cultivars obtained through cross-breeding creates the increased risk of epide...
Secondary triploids were produced by crossing primary tetraploids with selected diploid partners and the parthenocarpic banana (Galeo). Comparisons between secondary tetraploids and secondary triploids showed that the secondary tetraploids generally had lower yields than secondary triploids. The ...
Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station]
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Preliminary evaluation of secondary Musa polyploids at IITA breeding station
Using the technique of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), we have identified 116 amplification products in Musa germplasm using nine primers. This has enabled us to identify RAPD markers that are specific to each of nine genotypes of Musa representing AA, AAA, AAB, ABB, and BB genomes. The ...
Howell, E.C.
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Newbury, H.J.
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Swennen, R.L.
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Withers, L.A.
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Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
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[The use of RAPD for identifying and classifying Musa germplasm]
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The use of RAPD for identifying and classifying Musa germplasm
Leaf age effects on the leaf conductance to water vapour diffusion of the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces were measured in the morning and in the afternoon on 17 different plantain and banana (Musa spp.) genotypes. The irradiance levels increased three-fold while leaf to air vapour pressure def...
Ekanayake, I.J.
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Ortiz, R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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[Influence of leaf age, soil moisture, VPD and time of day on leaf conductance of various Musa genotypes in a Humid Forest Moist Savanna transition site]
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Influence of leaf age, soil moisture, VPD and time of day on leaf conductance of various Musa genotypes in a Humid Forest Moist Savanna transition site
The purpose of this study was to determine the variation pattern that exists in the East African Highland bananas (Musa AAA) grown in Uganda, estimate levels of dissimilarity caused by different growing conditions, and establish a flexible provisional classification and identification system. Tec...
Karamura, D.A.
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Karamura, E.B.
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International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[A provisional checklist of banana cultivars in Uganda]
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A provisional checklist of banana cultivars in Uganda
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Newsletter for the Americas: Volume 6, No.1, July 2000]
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Newsletter for the Americas: Volume 6, No.1, July 2000
The triploid nature of plantain and its pattern of inheritance should have represented a challenge and an incentive for geneticists. However, few genetic and cytological investigations have been done in Musa spp. Both banana and plantain have been ignored and neglected as material for basic genet...