Pillay, M.    

Firstname:M. 
Surname:Pillay 
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Institute:IITA 
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Publications as Author



2013

Current geographical distribution of two native African biotic constraints to Musa production: Xanthomonas wilt of banana and enset, and some nematode species, Blomme, G., Price, N., Coyne, D., Lepoint, P., Nicholas, N.*, Ndayihanzamaso, P.*, Niyongere, C.*, Yemataw, Z.*, Addis, T.*, Pillay, M., Karamura, E. B.* and Jones, D. R., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 986, pages 89-102, ISSN 0567-7572, 2013.
 

2011

Hybrid distribution to farmers: adoption and challenges, Tenkouano, A., Pillay, M. and Coulibaly, O., pages 305-319, chapter 16, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.
 
Propagation methods in Musa, Pillay, M., Cullis, C., Talengera, D. and Tripathi, L., pages 285-303, chapter 15, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.
 

2008

IITA / APEP banana project: technical report, Van Asten, P., Lorenzen, J., Wairegi, L., Mukasa, D., Batte, M., Muchunguzi, P. and Pillay, M., 2008.
 
Evaluation of East African highland banana land races and hybrids for resistance to banana nematodes in semi-arid Uganda, Wasukira, A., Coyne, D., Dubois, T., Dusabe, J., Pillay, M. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (oral Presentation), P. 104 in the Program and Book of Abstracts, International Banana 2008 Conference, "Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact"., 2008.
 
Phenotypic relationships among growth, yield and black leaf streak disease responses of Musa genotypes, Baiyeri, K., Pillay, M. and Tenkouano, A., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 21, number 1, pages 41-54, ISSN 1542-7528, 2008.
 

2007

Generation of cell suspensions of East African highland bananas through scalps, Sadik, K.*, Rubaihayo, P.*, Magambo, M. J. S.* and Pillay, M., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 6, number 11, pages 1352-1357, 2007.
 
Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions, Biruma, M., Pillay, M., Tripathi, L., Blomme, G., Abele, S., Mwangi, M., Bandyopadhyay, R., Muchunguzi, P., Kassim, S., Nyine, M., Turyagyenda, L. and Eden-Green, S., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 6, number 8, pages 953-962, ISSN 1684-5315, 2007.
 
Banana nectar as a medium for testing pollen viability and germination in Musa, Nyine, M. and Pillay, M., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 6, number 10, pages 1175-1180, 2007.
 
Bacterial wilt and drought stresses in banana production and their impact on economic welfare in Uganda: implications for banana research in East African Highlands, Abele, S. and Pillay, M., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 19, number 1/2, pages 173-191, 2007.
 
Banana breeding, Pillay, M. and Tripathi, L., chapter 13, Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 978-0813818351, 2007.
 

2006

Biological factors affecting seed set in highland bananas, Ssebuliba, R., Magambo, M. J. S.*, Talengera, D., Makumbi, D.*, Tenkouano, A., Rubaihayo, P.* and Pillay, M., in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 16, pages 67-79, ISSN 1542-7528, 2006.
 
Reproductive efficiency and breeding potential of East African highland (Musa AAA-EA) bananas, Ssebuliba, R., Talengera, D., Makumbi, D., Namanya, P., Tenkouano, A., Tushemereirwe, W. K.* and Pillay, M., in: Field Crops Research, volume 95, number 2-3, pages 250-255, 2006.
 
Analysis of genetic diversity in accessions of Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O' Rorke) Baill, Ude, G., Dimkpa, C., Anegbeh, P., Shaibu, A., Tenkouano, A., Pillay, M. and Tchoundjeu, Z., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 5, number 3, pages 219-223, 2006.
 
Ploidy and genome segregation in Musa breeding populations assessed by Flow Cytometry and Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA markers, Oselebe, H. O.*, Tenkouano, A., Pillay, M., Obi, I. U.* and Uguru, M., in: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, volume 131, number 6, pages 780-786, 2006.
 
Ploidy variation of Musa hybrids from crosses, Oselebe, H. O.*, Tenkouano, A. and Pillay, M., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 5, number 11, pages 1048-1053, ISSN 1684-5315, 2006.
 
Banana, Pillay, M. and Tripathi, L., volume 4, pages 281-303, Springer, 2006. [DOI]
 
Ploidy and genome composition of Musa germplasm at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Pillay, M., Ogundiwin, E., Tenkouano, A. and Doležel, J., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 5, number 13, pages 1224-1232, ISSN 1684-5315, 2006.
 

2005

Regeneration of a wide range of African cassava genotypes via shoot organogenesis from cotyledons of maturing somatic embryos and conformity of the field-established regenerants, Hankoua, B., Ng, S. Y. C., Fawole, I., Puonti-Kaerlas, J., Pillay, M. and Dixon, A., in: Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, volume 82, number 2, pages 221-231, 2005.
 
Biotechnology for improvement of banana production in Africa, Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J., Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Tenkouano, A., Pillay, M. and Bramel, P., in: 9th ICABR International Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology: ten years later. Italy, 2005.
 
A genetic linkage map of Vigna vexillata, Ogundiwin, E., Thottappilly, G., Aken 'Ova, M.*, Pillay, M. and Fatokun, C., in: Plant Breeding, volume 124, number 4, pages 393-398, ISSN 0179-9541, 2005.
 
Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group), De Langhe, E., Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: Plant Systematics and Evolution, volume 255, number 3 and 4, pages 225-236, ISSN 0378-2697, 2005. [DOI]
 
Inheritance of parthenocarpy in a diploid banana segregating population, Turyagyenda, L., Pillay, M., Tukamuhabwa, P.* and Rubaihayo, P.*, 2005.
 

2004

Meiotic irregularities and fertility relationships in diploid and triploid Musa L., Adeleke, M., Pillay, M. and Okoli, B., in: Cytologia, volume 69, pages 387-393, ISSN 0011-4545, 2004.
 
Molecular characterization of genomes in Musa and its applications, Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A., Ude, G. and Ortiz, R., pages 271-286, chapter 23, Science Publishers, 2004.
 
Improvement of East African highland bananas, Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A., Makumbi, D., Lwanga, C. and Talengera, D., in: Book of Abstracts of the 1st International Congress on Banana: harnessing research to improve livelihoods, 6-9 July 2004, Penang, Malaysia, 2004.
 
Development of improved banana hybrids for eastern Africa, Pillay, M., in: 1st International Conference on Musa, 6-13 July, 2004 at Malaysia, 2004.
 
Chromosome numbers in banana accessions from Papua New Guinea, Pillay, M. and Haelewyck, N., in: 1st International Conference on Musa, 6-13 July 2004, Malaysia, 2004.
 
Market opportunities for banana leaves in Uganda, Pillay, M. and Abele, S., in: Workshop on assessing the opportunities for developing and diversifying markets for bananas and banana-based products in sub-Saharan Africa, 2-6 February 2004, Kampala, Uganda, 2004.
 
Molecular methods for the identification of bananas and plantains, Pillay, M., in: Banana Cultivar Names and Synonyms Workshop, 23-25 March 2004, Kampala, Uganda, 2004.
 
Conventional breeding strategies to enhance the sustainability of Musa biodiversity conservation for endemic cultivars on farm, Pillay, M., Ssebuliba, R., Hartman, J. and Vuylsteke, D., in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 12, number 1, pages 63-69, ISSN 1021-9730, 2004.
 

2003

Prospects for breeding agronomically superior Musa with resistance or tolerance to BSV, Tenkouano, A., Dahal, G., Hughes, J. and Pillay, M., in: Plant Virology in sub-Saharan Africa: proceedings of a conference organized by IITA, 4-8 June 2001., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2003.
 
Reproductive fitness and pathogenic potential on Musa of different Radophilis similis populations from Uganda, Dochez, C., Whyte, J., Pillay, M. and De Waele, D., in: Paper presented at: Oral presentation at the 16th Nematological Society of Southern Africa Symposium, 1-4 July, Strand, South Africa, 2003.
 
Genetic diversity in an African plantain core collection using AFLP and RAPD markers, Ude, G., Pillay, M., Ogundiwin, E. and Tenkouano, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 107, pages 248-255, 2003.
 
Genetic diversity studies in Musa using AFLP markers, Ude, G., Pillay, M., Nwakanma, D. and Tenkouano, A., in: Paper presented at: Third International Conference on the Molecular and Cellular Biology of Banana, 9-11 September, Leuven, Belgium, 2003.
 
PCR-RFLP of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS) provides markers for the A and B genomes in Musa L., Nwakanma, D., Pillay, M., Okoli, B. E. and Tenkouano, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 108, pages 154-159, 2003.
 
Sectional relationships in the genus Musa L. inferred from PCR-RFLP of organelle DNA sequences, Nwakanma, D., Pillay, M., Okoli, B. and Tenkouano, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 107, number 5, pages 850-856, 2003.
 
IITA to save bananas, Pillay, M., in: New Vision (Uganda) 21 April, 2003.
 
Biotechnology is as old as man, Pillay, M., New Vision, 2003.
 
Genotype x environment interaction in multilocational testing of Musa germplasm, Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A., Hartman, J., Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Paper presented at: 6th Biennial Conference of the African Crop Science Society; 12-17 October, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003.
 
Genetic variation in the banana cultivar Sukali ndizi grown in different regions of Uganda, Pillay, M., Dimkpa, C., Ude, G., Makumbi, D. and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 11, number 2, pages 87-95, ISSN 1021-9730, 2003.
 
Establishing the genome of Sukali ndizi, Pillay, M., Hartman, J., Dimkpa, C. and Makumbi, D., in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 11, number 2, pages 119-124, ISSN 1021-9730, 2003.
 

2002

Yield and disease resistance of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) somaclones in Nigeria, Nwauzoma, A., Tenkouano, A., Crouch, J. H., Pillay, M., Vuylsteke, D. and Daniel-Kalio, L., in: Euphytica, volume 123, pages 323-331, 2002.
 
An improved method for examining meiotic chromosomes in Musa L., Adeleke, M., Pillay, M. and Okoli, B., in: HortScience, volume 37, number 6, pages 959-961, ISSN 0018-5345, 2002.
 
Analysis of genetic diversity and sectional relationships in Musa using AFLP markers, Ude, G., Pillay, M., Nwakanma, D. and Tenkouano, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 104, pages 1239-1245, 2002. [DOI]
 
Genetic diversity in Musa acuminata Colla and Musa balbisiana Colla and some of their natural hybrids using AFLP markers, Ude, G., Pillay, M., Nwakanma, D. and Tenkouano, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 104, pages 1246-1252, 2002.
 
Ploidy analysis in water yam, Dioscorea alata L., germplasm, Egesi, C., Pillay, M., Asiedu, R. and Egunjobi, J.*, in: Euphytica, volume 128, number 2, pages 225-230, 2002.
 
Genetic diversity studies in Musa using AFLP markers, Pillay, M., Nwakanma, D. and Tenkouano, A., in: Paper presented, Leuven, Belgium, 2002.
 

2001

Regeneration and transformation of African cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) germplasm, Hankoua, B., Ng, S. Y. C., Puonti-Kaerlas, J., Fawole, I., Pillay, M. and Dixon, A., pages S7-13, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2001.
 
Ploidy variation in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-Dioscorea rotundata complex) from Cameroon as determined by flow cytometry, Dansi, A., Mignouna, H., Pillay, M. and Zok, S., in: Euphytica, volume 119, pages 301-307, ISSN 0014-2336, 2001.
 
Biotechnology in horticulture, Ude, G., Tenkouano, A. and Pillay, M., in: Paper presented at: 19th Annual Conference of the Horticulture Society of Nigeria 28 May-June 1, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2001.
 
Future Challenges in Musa breeding, Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A. and Hartman, J., Food Products Press, 2001.
 
Maternal inheritance of chloroplast DNA in interspecific crosses of Bromus, Pillay, M. and Armstrong, K. C., in: Biologia Plantarum, volume 44, pages 47-51, 2001.
 
Silver staining of Musa chromosomes, Pillay, M. and Adeleke, M., in: Cytologia, volume 66, pages 33-37, 2001.
 
Analysis of genetic diversity and relationships in East African banana germplasm, Pillay, M., Ogundiwin, E., Nwakanma, D., Ude, G. and Tenkouano, A., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 102, pages 965-970, ISSN 0040-5752, 2001.
 

2000

Ploidy level of the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata complex) from Benin Republic as determined by chromosome counting and flow cytometry, Dansi, A., Pillay, M., Mignouna, H., Dainou, O., Mondeil, F. and Moutairou, K.*, in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 8, number 4, pages 355-364, ISSN 1021-9730, 2000.
 
Identification of RAPD markers linked to A and B genome sequences in Musa L, Pillay, M., Nwakanma, D. and Tenkouano, A., in: Genome, volume 43, pages 763-767, 2000.
 

Publications as Editor

2011

Integrated pest management of Banana, Dubois, T. and Coyne, D., pages 121-144, chapter 7, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.
 
Biotechnology in Musa improvement, Tripathi, L., pages 219-236, chapter 11, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.
 
Propagation methods in Musa, Pillay, M., Cullis, C., Talengera, D. and Tripathi, L., pages 285-303, chapter 15, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.
 
Hybrid distribution to farmers: adoption and challenges, Tenkouano, A., Pillay, M. and Coulibaly, O., pages 305-319, chapter 16, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.