From crossbreeding to biotechnology-facilitated improvement of banana and plantain
The annual harvest of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) is approximately 145 million tons worldwide. About 85% of this global production comes from small plots and kitchen or backyard gardens from the developing world, and only 15% goes to the export trade. Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana are the a...
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Elsevier
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66082 |
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