| dc.contributor.author | Tenkouano, A. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:21:17Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:21:17Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tenkouano, A. (2001). Current issues and future directions for Musa genetic improvement research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture : advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the Pacific. In proceedings of the 10th INIBAP-ASPNET Regional Advisory Committee Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand: International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, (p. 11-23). |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3732 |
| dc.description.abstract | Plantains have long been a traditional staple food in many countries in West and Central Africa WCA). Similarly, the highland banana has been and still is a major food crop in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). However, the black sigatoka leaf spot disease epidemic, which reached ESA in the late 1970s and WCA in the early 1980s has reduced the yields to less than half what they were before the arrival and spread of this disease. In the late 1980s, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launched a genetic improvement initiative to redress the detrimental effects of black sigatoka. This involved a recurrent interspecific backcrossing scheme coupled with genome and ploidy manipulations aiming at gradually improving the existing landraces. This process was enhanced by the use of biotechnology tools such as tissue culture and molecular markers to overcome the inherent difficulties associated with low fertility, complex genomic arrays in segregating progenies, and suboptimal expressivity of targeted traits. Considerable progress has been achieved, opening prospects for decentralization of breeding activities, yet many challenges lie ahead of the IITA Musa breeding programme. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Bananas |
| dc.subject | Black Sigatoka |
| dc.subject | Genome |
| dc.subject | Banana Streak Virus |
| dc.subject | Breeding |
| dc.title | Current issues and future directions for Musa genetic improvement reesrach at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture : advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the Pacific |
| dc.type | Conference Paper |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR single centre |
| cg.iitasubject | Pests Of Plants |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Diseases |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Breeding |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Health |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.iitasubject | Diseases Control |
| cg.iitasubject | Livelihoods |
| cg.iitasubject | Food Security |
| cg.iitasubject | Post-Harvesting Technology |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Genetic Resources |
| cg.iitasubject | Smallholder Farmers |
| cg.iitasubject | Farm Management |
| cg.iitasubject | Genetic Improvement |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 95887 |
