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dc.contributor.authorTripathi, L.
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, H.
dc.contributor.authorRoderick, H.
dc.contributor.authorKubiriba, J.
dc.contributor.authorTripathi, J.N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:09:06Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationTripathi, L., Atkinson, H., Roderick, H., Kubiriba, J. & Tripathi, J.N. (2017). Genetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes. Food and Energy Security 6(2), 37-47.
dc.identifier.issn2048-3694
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1977
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal; First published: 29 March 2017
dc.description.abstractBanana is an important staple food crop feeding more than 100 million Africans, but is subject to severe productivity constraints due to a range of pests and diseases. Banana Xanthomonas wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum is capable of entirely destroying a plantation while nematodes can cause losses up to 50% and increase susceptibility to other pests and diseases. Development of improved varieties of banana is fundamental in order to tackle these challenges. However, the sterile nature of the crop and the lack of resistance in Musa germplasm make improvement by traditional breeding techniques either impossible or extremely slow. Recent developments using genetic engineering have begun to address these problems. Transgenic banana expressing sweet pepper Hrap and Pflp genes have demonstrated complete resistance against X. campestris pv. musacearum in the field. Transgenic plantains expressing a cysteine proteinase inhibitors and/or synthetic peptide showed enhanced resistance to a mixed species population of nematodes in the field. Here, we review the genetic engineering technologies which have potential to improve agriculture and food security in Africa.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.description.sponsorshipBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment for International Development, United Kingdom
dc.format.extent37-47
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectImprovement
dc.subjectNematode
dc.subjectPests
dc.subjectXanthomonas Wilt
dc.subjectGenetic Engineering Technologies
dc.subjectPesticides
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.titleGenetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leeds
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest And Central Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalFood and Energy Security
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid85529
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.101


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