ISHS Acta Horticulturae 540: I International Conference on Banana and Plantain for Africa
NON-CONVENTIONAL BREEDING APPROACHES FOR BANANA AND PLANTAIN IMPROVEMENT AGAINST FUNGAL DISEASES AT AECI |
| Authors: | B. Okole, C. Memela, S. Rademan, K.J. Kunert, M. Brunette |
| Keywords: | plant transformation, somaclonal variation, toxin selection |
| Abstract:
The current research activities at AECI for the production of fungal-resistant bananas and plantains are presented. Genetic transformation and mutation breeding, as non-conventional breeding tools for plant improvement, are outlined and selection in vitro against a fungal toxin isolated from Mycosphaerella fijiensis is presented in more detail. An outlook about the commercial application and potential of these technologies is given. | |
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