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Entomopathogenic fungi as a promising biological control agent against banana fruit scarring beetle, Basilepta subcostata (Jac.) (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021
Background Banana fruit scarring beetle (BFSB), Basilepta subcostata (Jac.) (Chrysomelidae:Coleoptera), is an important insect pest feeds on leaf and fingers, which affects the cosmetic value of the fruit.
Velavan Viswakethu, Padmanaban Balakrishanan, Loganathan Murugan, Baskar Narayana swamy, Uma Subbaraya   +4 more
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Comparative Whole-Genome Sequence Analyses of Fusarium Wilt Pathogen (Foc R1, STR4 and TR4) Infecting Cavendish (AAA) Bananas in India, with a Special Emphasis on Pathogenicity Mechanisms

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Fusarium wilt is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) and is the most serious disease affecting bananas (Musa spp.). The fungus is classified into Foc race 1 (R1), Foc race 2, and Foc race 4 based on host specificity.
Thangavelu Raman, Esack Edwin Raj, Gopi Muthukathan, Murugan Loganathan, Pushpakanth Periyasamy, Marimuthu Natesh, Prabaharan Manivasakan, Sharmila Kotteeswaran, Sasikala Rajendran, Uma Subbaraya   +9 more
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Recovery of Banana Waste-Loss from Production and Processing: A Contribution to a Circular Economy

Molecules, 2021
Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana waste-loss are produced, leading to environmental problems such as the ...
Sasha Alzate Acevedo, Álvaro José Díaz Carrillo, E. Flórez-López, C. Grande-Tovar   +3 more
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Extraction, Characterization and Enzymatic Degumming of Banana Fiber

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Pseudostem is the major biomass being generated and not utilized after harvesting of banana bunches. The present study was aimed to characterize the banana fiber and to explore the possibilities of improving the quality of extracted fiber by degumming ...
Suresh Kumar Paramasivam, Divya Panneerselvam, Durgadevi Sundaram, Karur Nallappagounder Shiva, Uma Subbaraya   +4 more
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Banana Peels: A Waste Treasure for Human Being

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022
In recent years, scientists' interest in agricultural waste has increased, and the waste has become attractive to explore and benefit from, rather than being neglected waste. Banana peels have attracted the attention of researchers due to their bioactive
W. Hikal, H. S. Said-Al Ahl, Amra Bratovčić, K. Tkachenko, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, M. Kačániová, M. Elhourri, M. Atanassova   +7 more
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Decoding the molecular mechanism of parthenocarpy in Musa spp. through protein–protein interaction network

Scientific Reports, 2021
Banana, one of the most important staple fruit among global consumers is highly sterile owing to natural parthenocarpy. Identification of genetic factors responsible for parthenocarpy would facilitate the conventional breeders to improve the seeded ...
Suthanthiram Backiyarani, Rajendran Sasikala, Simeon Sharmiladevi, Subbaraya Uma   +3 more
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Development of PCR-Based Race-Specific Markers for Differentiation of Indian Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the Causal Agent of Fusarium Wilt in Banana

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is the most lethal soil-borne fungal pathogen infecting bananas. Foc race 1 (R1) and 4 (R4) are the two most predominant races affecting the economically important Cavendish group of ...
Raman Thangavelu, Esack Edwinraj, Muthukathan Gopi, Periyasamy Pushpakanth, Kotteswaran Sharmila, Manivasakan Prabaharan, Murugan Loganathan, Subbaraya Uma   +7 more
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A novel temporary immersion bioreactor system for large scale multiplication of banana (Rasthali AAB—Silk)

Scientific Reports, 2021
Musa sp. cultivar Rasthali (Silk AAB) is a choice variety of the Asian sub-continent. Its production and sustenance are threatened by Fusarium wilt, which affects the livelihoods of small and marginal farmers.
Subbaraya Uma, Raju Karthic, Sathiamoorthy Kalpana, Suthanthiram Backiyarani, Marimuthu Somasundaram Saraswathi   +4 more
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BananaLSD: A banana leaf images dataset for classification of banana leaf diseases using machine learning

Data in Brief, 2023
Bananas, one of the most widely consumed fruits globally, are highly susceptible to various leaf spot diseases, leading to significant economic losses in banana production. In this article, we present the Banana Leaf Spot Diseases (BananaLSD) dataset, an
Shifat E. Arman, M. A. Bhuiyan, H. M. Abdullah, S. Islam, Tahsin Tanha Chowdhury, Md. Arban Hossain   +5 more
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Banana Plant Disease Classification Using Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network

Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022
Banana cultivation is one of the main agricultural elements in India, while the common problem of cultivation is that the crop has been influenced by several diseases, while the pest indications have been needed for discovering the infections initially ...
K. Narayanan, R. Krishnan, Y. H. Robinson, E. G. Julie, S. Vimal, V. Saravanan, M. Kaliappan   +6 more
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