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    Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)

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    S17InbkBrownBananasNothomDev.pdf (507.9Kb)
    Date
    2017
    Author
    Brown, A.
    Tumuhimbise, R.
    Amah, D.
    Uwimana, B.
    Nyine, M.
    Mduma, H.
    Talengera, D.
    Karamura, D.
    Kuriba, J.
    Swennen, R.L.
    Type
    Book Chapter
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproductive issues. The triploid nature of almost all commercially important bananas requires a complicated breeding scheme involving cross hybridization across ploidy levels and results in poor seed set that reduces the probability of obtaining favorable recombination. The poor seed set is further complicated by issues of parthenocarpy and partial to complete female and male sterility that are not fully understood. While the introduction of genomic resources of this perennial long cycling crop promises to hasten the development of improved cultivars, there is a need to maintain vigorous and committed long-term international breeding programs.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59819-2_7
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2308
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59819-2_7
    IITA Subjects
    Banana; Plantain
    Agrovoc Terms
    Bananas; Plantains; Suckering; Bacteria; Banana Bunch
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Uganda
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