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 …

With the current world population growth of 1.2%, the earth can expect to house 9-10 billion
people by 2050. Food production, too, must increase to accommodate these numbers. Easy …

East Java was considered one of Indonesia's banana production centres. More than 90
cultivars have been described, with diverse morphological characteristics and a variety of …

Abstract Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff.(or Kelus) is a medicinal plant native to the Zagros
Mountains in Iran. This plant is widely used as a food flavoring and for its health-promoting …

Flow cytometry and chromosome counts were used to analyze the genetic stability of plants
regenerated via Musa acuminata Colla (AA) ssp. malaccensis embryogenic cell suspension …

Banana improvement formally started in response to the decimation of large commercial
plantations of dessert bananas by Panama disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp …

Accurate knowledge of intra-specific diversity of underutilized crop species is a prerequisite
for their genetic improvement and utilization. The diversity of 77 accessions of African yam …

Bananas and plantains belong to the family Musaceae and are cultivated throughout the
humid tropics and sub-tropics. This crop is perennial with a faster relative growth rate …

Banana cultivars of agronomic interest have been genetically characterized using two
different molecular markers. On the one hand, a panel of 14 trinucleotide single sequence …

Plant in vitro vegetative propagation using classical semi-solid culture medium is limited due
to the low degree of automation, suboptimal nutrient availability and induced physiological …