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| Pollen amount and viability in Mchare and selected wild (AA) banana (Musa acuminata) genotypes: prospects for breeding, Bayo, S. J., Massawe, V., Ndakidemi, P. A.*, Venkataramana, K.*, Mlaki, A., Mduma, H., Jomanga, K., Swennen, R. and Brown, A., in: HortScience, volume 59, number 5, pages 632-638, ISSN 0018-5345, 2024. [DOI] |
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| Striking variation in chromosome structure within Musa acuminata subspecies, diploid cultivars, and F1 diploid hybrids, Beránková, D., Cizkova, J., Majzlíková, G., Doležalová, A., Mduma, H., Brown, A., Swennen, R. and Hřibová, E., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 15, number -: 1387055, pages 1-14, ISSN 1664-462X, 2024. [DOI] |
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| Long read sequencing and assembly of wild diploid relatives and cultivars in support of banana breeding programs, Chen, A., Zhou, X., Decker, K., Du, E., Brown, A., Aitken, E. A. B., Shah, T., Uwimana, B., Hresko, C., Swennen, R. and Lowdon, R. F., in: bioRxiv preprint, pages 1-22, 2024. [DOI] |
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| Evidence for metabolite composition underlying consumer preference in sub-Saharan African Musa spp., Drapal, M., Amah, D., Uwimana, B., Brown, A., Swennen, R. and Fraser, P. D., in: Food Chemistry, volume 435, number -: 137481, pages 1-11, ISSN 0308-8146, 2024. [DOI] |
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| Genetic mapping, candidate gene identification and marker validation for host plant resistance to the race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense using Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis, Chen, A., Sun, J., Viljoen, A.*, Mostert, D.*, Xie, Y., Mangila, L., Bothma, S.*, Lyons, R., Hřibová, E., Christelova, P., Uwimana, B., Amah, D., Pearce, S. C., Chen, N., Batley, J., Edwards, D., Doležel, J., Crisp, P., Brown, A., Martin, G., Yahiaoui, N., D'Hont, A., Coin, L., Swennen, R. and Aitken, E. A. B., in: Pathogens, volume 12, number 6: 820, pages 1-28, ISSN 2076-0817, 2023. [DOI] |
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| Farmers' preferences for east African highland cooking banana 'Matooke' hybrids and local cultivars, Madalla, N., Swennen, R., Brown, A., Carpentier, S. C., Van den Bergh, I., Crichton, R. J., Marimo, P., Weltzien, E., Massawe, C.*, Shimwela, M.*, Mbongo, D.*, Kindimba, G.*, Kubiriba, J.*, Tumuhimbise, R.*, Okurut, A. W.*, Cavicchioli, M. and Ortiz, R ., in: Agriculture & Food Security, volume 12, number 2, pages 1-20, ISSN 2048-7010, 2023. [DOI] |
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| TARIBAN1, TARIBAN2, TARIBAN3, and TARIBAN4 'Matooke' cooking banana cultivars for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Madalla, N., Massawe, C.*, Shimwela, M.*, Mbongo, D.*, Kindimba, G.*, Kubiriba, J.*, Arinaitwe, I. K.*, Nowakunda, K., Namanya, P.*, Tumuhimbise, R.*, Okurut, A. W.*, Saria, A.*, Ngomuo, M.*, Swennen, R., Brown, A., Batte, M., Carpentier, S. C., Van den Bergh, I., Crichton, R. J., Marimo, P., Weltzien, E. and Ortiz, R ., in: HortScience, volume 57, number 12, pages 1588-1592, ISSN 0018-5345, 2022. [DOI] |
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| Yield stability of east African highland cooking banana 'Matooke' hybrids, Madalla, N., Swennen, R., Brown, A., Massawe, C.*, Shimwela, M.*, Mbongo, D.*, Kindimba, G.*, Kubiriba, J.*, Tumuhimbise, R.*, Okurut, A. W.*, Carpentier, S. C., Van den Bergh, I., Crichton, R. J., Machida, L., Weltzien, E. and Ortiz, R ., in: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, volume 147, number 6, pages 334-348, ISSN 0003-1062, 2022. [DOI] |
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| Seed set patterns in east African highland cooking bananas show asymmetric distribution in bunches and fruits, Waniale, A.*, Swennen, R., Mukasa, S.*, Tugume, A. K.*, Kubiriba, J.*, Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Batte, M., Brown, A. and Tumuhimbise, R.*, in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 4: 763, pages 1-20, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI] |
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| Seed set patterns in east African highland cooking bananas are dependent on weather before, during and after pollination, Waniale, A.*, Swennen, R., Mukasa, S.*, Tugume, A. K.*, Kubiriba, J.*, Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Batte, M., Brown, A. and Tumuhimbise, R.*, in: Horticulturae, volume 7, number 7: 165, pages 1-12, ISSN 2311-7524, 2021. [DOI] |
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| Effect of seasonal drought on the agronomic performance of four banana genotypes (Musa spp.) in the east African highlands, Uwimana, B., Zorrilla-Fontanesi, Y., van Wesemael, J., Mduma, H., Brown, A., Carpentier, S. C. and Swennen, R., in: Agronomy, volume 11, number 1: 4, pages 1-23, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI] |
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| Traits that define yield and genetic gain in east African highland banana breeding, Batte, M., Swennen, R., Uwimana, B., Akech, V., Brown, A., Geleta, M. and Ortiz, R ., in: Euphytica, volume 217, number -: 193, pages 1-10, ISSN 0014-2336, 2021. [DOI] |
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| Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1, Ndayihanzamaso, P.*, Mostert, D.*, Matthews, M. C.*, Mahuku, G., Jomanga, K., Mpanda, H. J., Mduma, H., Brown, A., Uwimana, B., Swennen, R., Tumuhimbise, R.* and Viljoen, A.*, in: Plants, volume 9, number 9: 1082, pages 1-15, ISSN 2223-7747, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding, Batte, M., Nyine, M ., Uwimana, B., Swennen, R., Akech, V., Brown, A., Hovmalm, H. P., Geleta, M. and Ortiz, R ., in: BMC Plant Biology, volume 20, number -: 489, pages 1-12, ISSN 1471-2229, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Chromosome painting in cultivated bananas and their wild relatives (Musa spp.) reveals differences in chromosome structure, Simonikova, D., Nemeckova, A., Cizkova, J., Brown, A., Swennen, R., Doležel, J. and Hřibová, E., in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, volume 21, number 21: 7915, pages 1-17, ISSN 1422-0067, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Assessment of metabolic variability and diversity present in leaf, peel and pulp tissue of diploid and triploid Musa spp., Drapal, M., Amah, D., Schony, H., Brown, A., Swennen, R. and Fraser, P. D., in: Phytochemistry, volume 176, number -: 112388, pages 1-9, ISSN 0031-9422, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Canopy cover evolution, diurnal patterns and leaf area index relationships in a Mchare and Cavendish banana cultivar under different soil moisture regimes, Stevens, B., Diels, J., Vanuytrecht, E., Brown, A., Bayo, S., Rujweka, A.*, Richard, E., Ndakidemi, P. A.* and Swennen, R., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 272, number -: 109328, pages 1-10, ISSN 0304-4238, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Banana biomass estimation and yield forecasting from non-destructive measurements for two contrasting cultivars and water regimes, Stevens, B., Diels, J ., Brown, A., Bayo, S., Ndakidemi, P. A.* and Swennen, R., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 9: 1435, pages 1-26, ISSN 0002-1962, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Breeding climate-resilient bananas, Brown, A., Carpentier, S. C. and Swennen, R., pages 91-115, chapter 4, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-97945-8, 2020. [DOI] |
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| Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages, Drapal, M., de Carvolho, E. B., Rouard, M., Amah, D., Sardos, J., Van den Houwe, I., Brown, A., Roux, N., Swennen, R. and Fraser, P. D., in: Scientific Reports, volume 9, number 4657, pages 1-10, ISSN 2045-2322, 2019. [DOI] |
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| Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement, Batte, M., Swennen, R., Uwimana, B., Akech, V., Brown, A., Tumuhimbise, R.*, Hovmalm, H. P., Geleta, M. and Ortiz, R ., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 10, number 81, pages 1-9, ISSN 1664-462X, 2019. [DOI] |
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| Association genetics of bunch weight and its component traits in east African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA group), Nyine, M., Uwimana, B., Akech, V., Brown, A., Ortiz, R ., Doležel, J., Lorenzen, J. and Swennen, R., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, pages 1-14, ISSN 0040-5752, 2019. [DOI] |
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| Genomic prediction in a multiploid crop: genotype by environment interaction and allele dosage effects on predictive ability in banana, Nyine, M., Uwimana, B., Blavet, N., Hřibová, E., Vanrespaille, H., Batte, M., Akech, V., Brown, A., Lorenzen, J., Swennen, R. and Doležel, J., in: Plant Genome, volume 11, number 2:170090, pages 1-16, ISSN 1940-3372, 2018. [DOI] |
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| Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm, Alakonya, A. E., Kimunye, J., Mahuku, G., Amah, D., Uwimana, B., Brown, A. and Swennen, R., in: Plant Pathology, pages 1-12, ISSN 0032-0862, 2018. [DOI] |
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| Genomics-assisted breeding in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), Friedmann, M., Asfaw, A., Anglin, N. L., Becerra, L. A., Bhattacharjee, R., Brown, A., Carey, E., Ferguson, M., Gemenet, D., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., Rabbi, I. Y., Rouard, M. and Swennen, R., in: Agriculture, volume 8, number 7, pages 1-24, ISSN 2077-0472, 2018. [DOI] |
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| Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency, Amah, D., van Biljon, A.*, Brown, A., Perkins-Veazie, P., Swennen, R. and Labuschagne, M.*, in: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, pages 1-13, ISSN 1040-8398, 2018. [DOI] |
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| Trait variation and genetic diversity in a banana genomic selection training population, Nyine, M., Uwimana, B., Swennen, R., Batte, M., Brown, A., Christelova, P., Hřibová, E., Lorenzen, J. and Doležel, J., in: PLoS ONE, volume 12, number 6(e0178734), pages 1-23, ISSN 1932-6203, 2017. [DOI] |
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