Food and Energy Security, Volume 14, Issue 3, May/June 2025.ABSTRACT Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is alarmingly prevalent in sub‐Saharan Africa, where populations often rely on nutrient‐poor staple crops as their primary energy source. The East African highland banana (EAHB), a staple for millions in Uganda and most of East Africa's highlands, contains insufficient iron to meet dietary needs.
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Molecular and cytological characterization of the global Musa germplasm collection provides insights into the treasure of banana diversity [PDF]
, 2016 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 to the economies of many countries in Asia, Africa, Latin-America and Pacific
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Forgetting cane grasses: Switching temporal focus to reveal mosaics of Saccharum diversity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 590-602, May 2025.Sugarcane (Saccharum cvs.) is one of the most important cash crops globally. Related varieties and species of cane grasses of the genus Saccharum are also important subsistence crops in the Indo‐Pacific region. Despite the significance of these crops globally and recent advances in genetic characterisation, the histories and geographies of ...
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Effect of Bunch-Trimming on Yield and Quality in Banana
Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2007 The experiment consisted of different intensities of hand removal viz. 1,2 and 3 hands (H1, H2 and H3 respectively) and time of hand removal i.e., immediately after opening of last hand (T1), one week after opening of last hand (T2), and two weeks after
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Genetic Improvement of Banana for Resistance to Xanthomonas Wilt in East Africa
Food and Energy Security, Volume 14, Issue 1, January/February 2025.ABSTRACT Banana (Musa spp.) is a staple food and income generation crop, feeding millions worldwide. However, the cultivation of bananas is challenging due to biotic and abiotic production constraints. Among these factors are pests and diseases, especially banana bacterial disease.
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Diagnostic of Banana streak viruses (BSV) and study of their levels of prevalence and molecular diversity in Cuba [PDF]
, 2011 Banana and plantain play a significant role in food security in Cuba, as reflected by the important surfaces (ca 101 000 ha) devoted to their culture. Interspecific triploid (AAB) and tetraploid (AAAB) plantain hybrids harbouring both the Musa acuminata (
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GAS EXCHANGE IN DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF BANANA PRATA IN SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2016 This study aimed to evaluate gas exchange of banana Prata in two production cycles in semiarid environment. Six cultivars were used as treatments arranged into a completely randomized design with five replications and four plants per plot.
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Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 142-162, January 2025.To improve the possibility of realizing the industrialization of starch derived from tropical fruits and its application in the food and non‐food industries, this article comprehensively reviews the extraction methods, structural characterization, physical and chemical properties, and nutrition and functions properties of starch resources from tropical
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Content and changes in Provitamin A carotenoids during ripening of fruit from four popular Musa cultivars consumed in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]
, 2015 Poster presented at Nutrition Congress Africa 2012. Transforming the Nutrition Landscape in Africa.
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Field evaluation of Musa germplasm for resistance against banana stem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis (Oliver) (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh [PDF]
, 2015 Banana germplasm with 17 different accessions for resistance were screened against banana stem weevil, Odoiporous longicollis in Koduru region of Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh). All the accessions had infestation of stem weevil but with varying percent
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