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dc.contributor.authorMerga, I.F.
dc.contributor.authorTripathi, L.
dc.contributor.authorHvoslef-Eide, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorGebre, E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:30:17Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-26
dc.identifier.citationMerga, I.F., Tripathi, L., Hvoslef-Eide, T.A.K. & Gebre, E. (2019). Application of genetic engineering for control of bacterial wilt disease of enset, Ethiopia's sustainability crop. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10(133), 1-8.
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5247
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal
dc.description.abstractEnset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is one of the Ethiopia’s indigenous sustainability crops supporting the livelihoods of about 20 million people, mainly in the densely populated South and Southwestern parts of the country. Enset serves as a food security crop for humans, animal feed, and source of fiber for the producers. The production of enset has been constrained by plant pests, diseases, and abiotic factors. Among these constraints, bacterial wilt disease has been the most important limiting factor for enset production since its outbreak five decades ago. There is no known bacterial wilt disease resistant genetic material in the enset genetic pool to transfer this trait to susceptible enset varieties through conventional breeding. Moreover, the absence of effective chemicals against the disease has left farmers without means to combat bacterial wilt for decades. Genetic engineering has been the alternative approach to develop disease resistant plant materials in other crops where traditional breeding tools are ineffective. This review discusses enset cultivation and recent developments addressing the control of bacterial wilt disease in enset and related crops like banana to help design effective strategies.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-8
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectEnsete Ventricosum
dc.subjectXanthomonas Campestris Pv. Musacearum
dc.subjectDisease Control
dc.subjectGenetic Engineering
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectWilts
dc.titleApplication of genetic engineering for control of bacterial wilt disease of enset, Ethiopia's sustainability crop
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationNorwegian University of Life Sciences
cg.contributor.affiliationEthiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.creator.identifierLeena Tripathi: 0000-0001-5723-4981
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.journalFrontiers in Plant Science
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid103481
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00133


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