Overview of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) improvement in Africa: past and future
Since an unrecorded introduction from Asia in prehistoric times, banana and plantain (Musa spp.), commonly called bananas, have become major food and cash crops in Africa. The 4 million ha of bananas in Africa represent nearly a third of global production. Increased movement of plant material in the...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Society for Horticultural Science
2010
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107815 |
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