Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)

Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproductive...

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Main Authors: Brown, A., Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Amah, D., Uwimana, Brigitte, Nyine, M., Mduma, H., Talengera, D., Karamura, D., Kuriba, J., Swennen, Rony L.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89479
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author Brown, A.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Amah, D.
Uwimana, Brigitte
Nyine, M.
Mduma, H.
Talengera, D.
Karamura, D.
Kuriba, J.
Swennen, Rony L.
author_browse Amah, D.
Brown, A.
Karamura, D.
Kuriba, J.
Mduma, H.
Nyine, M.
Swennen, Rony L.
Talengera, D.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Uwimana, Brigitte
author_facet Brown, A.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Amah, D.
Uwimana, Brigitte
Nyine, M.
Mduma, H.
Talengera, D.
Karamura, D.
Kuriba, J.
Swennen, Rony L.
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description Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproductive issues. The triploid nature of almost all commercially important bananas requires a complicated breeding scheme involving cross hybridization across ploidy levels and results in poor seed set that reduces the probability of obtaining favorable recombination. The poor seed set is further complicated by issues of parthenocarpy and partial to complete female and male sterility that are not fully understood. While the introduction of genomic resources of this perennial long cycling crop promises to hasten the development of improved cultivars, there is a need to maintain vigorous and committed long-term international breeding programs.
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spelling CGSpace894792024-03-06T10:16:43Z Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.) Brown, A. Tumuhimbise, Robooni Amah, D. Uwimana, Brigitte Nyine, M. Mduma, H. Talengera, D. Karamura, D. Kuriba, J. Swennen, Rony L. bananas plantains suckering bacteria banana bunch Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproductive issues. The triploid nature of almost all commercially important bananas requires a complicated breeding scheme involving cross hybridization across ploidy levels and results in poor seed set that reduces the probability of obtaining favorable recombination. The poor seed set is further complicated by issues of parthenocarpy and partial to complete female and male sterility that are not fully understood. While the introduction of genomic resources of this perennial long cycling crop promises to hasten the development of improved cultivars, there is a need to maintain vigorous and committed long-term international breeding programs. 2017 2017-11-22T15:50:19Z 2017-11-22T15:50:19Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89479 en Limited Access Springer Brown, A., Tumuhimbise, R., Amah, D., Uwimana, B., Nyine, M., Mduma, H., ... & Swennen, R. (2017). Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.). In H. Campos, and P.D.S. Caligari, Genetic improvement of tropical crops (p. 219-240). Cham, Springer.
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suckering
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Brown, A.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Amah, D.
Uwimana, Brigitte
Nyine, M.
Mduma, H.
Talengera, D.
Karamura, D.
Kuriba, J.
Swennen, Rony L.
Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
title Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
title_full Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
title_fullStr Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
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title_short Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
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plantains
suckering
bacteria
banana bunch
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