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    Physiological factors in drought tolerance of various Musa genotype

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    Date
    1995
    Author
    Ekanayake, I.J.
    Ortiz, R.
    Vuylsteke, D.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Cultivated plantains and bananas (Musa spp.) are important staple crops in the humid forest and midaltitude ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. Their water requirement is relatively high and they are very sensitive to dry soil conditions, which greatly limits their range of cultivation. While long-term drought is generally not common in traditional cultivation areas, it is a potential threat for plantains in West Africa, particularly during the short dry season. In llTA's ongoing efforts to develop broadly adapted genotypes, the study reported here attempted to differentiate plantains, bananas, and their hybrid genotypes for drought tolerance, on the basis of a sampling protocol developed to distinguish physiological responses.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4511
    IITA Subjects
    Banana; Plantain; Genetic Improvement; Climate Change
    Agrovoc Terms
    Genotypes; Plantains; Bananas; Humid Forest
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
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