From crossbreeding to biotechnology-facilitated improvement of banana and plantain

R Ortiz, R Swennen - Biotechnology Advances, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

A draft Musa balbisiana genome sequence for molecular genetics in polyploid, inter- and intra-specific Musa hybrids

MW Davey, R Gudimella, JA Harikrishna, LW Sin… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Modern banana cultivars are primarily interspecific triploid hybrids of two
species, Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, which respectively contribute the A-and B …

Perceptions of plant breeding methods–from 'phenotypic selection'to 'genetic modification'and 'new breeding technologies'

JR Caradus - New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Plant breeding has been closely aligned with the development of civilisations and continues
to be important for the supply of nutritious food and a key factor in reducing poverty and …

Molecular and cytological characterization of the global Musa germplasm collection provides insights into the treasure of banana diversity

P Christelová, E De Langhe, E Hřibová… - Biodiversity and …, 2017 - Springer
Bananas (Musa spp.) are one of the main fruit crops grown worldwide. With the annual
production reaching 144 million tons, their production represents an important contribution …

Interspecific introgression patterns reveal the origins of worldwide cultivated bananas in New Guinea

G Martin, A Cottin, F Baurens, K Labadie… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridizations between Musa species and subspecies, enabled by their transport via human
migration, were proposed to have played an important role in banana domestication. We …

Recombination and large structural variations shape interspecific edible bananas genomes

FC Baurens, G Martin, C Hervouet… - Molecular biology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Admixture and polyploidization are major recognized eukaryotic genome evolutionary
processes. Their impacts on genome dynamics vary among systems and are still partially …

Genome ancestry mosaics reveal multiple and cryptic contributors to cultivated banana

G Martin, C Cardi, G Sarah, S Ricci, C Jenny… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridizations between closely related species commonly occur in the domestication
process of many crops. Banana cultivars are derived from such hybridizations between …

Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)

H Campos, PDS Caligari, A Brown… - Genetic improvement of …, 2017 - Springer
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 …

The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Banana (Musa acuminata, Zingiberales): Insight into Plastid Monocotyledon Evolution

G Martin, FC Baurens, C Cardi, JM Aury, A D'Hont - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Banana (genus Musa) is a crop of major economic importance worldwide. It is a
monocotyledonous member of the Zingiberales, a sister group of the widely studied Poales …

The ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 sequence region in the Musaceae: structure, diversity and use in molecular phylogeny

E Hřibová, J Čížková, P Christelová, S Taudien… - Plos one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Genes coding for 45S ribosomal RNA are organized in tandem arrays of up to several
thousand copies and contain 18S, 5.8 S and 26S rRNA units separated by internal …