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dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, R.
dc.contributor.authorVuylsteke, D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:22:04Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:22:04Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationOrtiz, R. & Vuylsteke, D. (1996). Recent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology. Plant Breeding Abstracts, 66(10), 1355-1363.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3936
dc.description.abstractBanana(Musa spp. L.) breeding, aiming to develop pest resistant cultivars for the export trade, started about 75 years ago in the West Indies. However, all banana exported today are still farmers' selection from somatic mutants of the group of Cavendish, and have a very narrow genetic base. In the five past years, breeding programmes in sub-Saharan Africa, tropical America and Asia have developed, through conventional cross breeding and induced mutation or somaclonal variation, improved germplasm (desert and cooking banana, and plantains) for local consumption. Also, as a result of this breeding work, a new insight into the musa genome was gained and the genetics of most important morphological traits and resistance to pests were elucidated. With this new knowledge as well as with advances in cell biology and recombinant DNA techniques, it is hoped that in the years to come the banana export trade will be based on artificially bred cultivars. This review discusses the achievements in banana and plantain breeding, genetics and biotechnology from the early to the mid-1990s and the potential for futher genetic improvement of this crop.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectExport Trade
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.subjectBiotechnology
dc.subjectGenetics
dc.titleRecent advances in Musa genetics, breeding and biotechnology
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectDomestic Trade
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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