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A delivery system of improved banana and plantain propagules, Ortiz, R., in: InfoMusa, volume 6, number 2, pages 14-15, 1997.
 
A hot bath cleans all: boiling water treatment of banana and plantain. CGIAR SP-IPM Technical Innovative Brief, Hauser, S. and Coyne, D., number 8, 2010.
 
A proposal for the use of the partnership-extension model to facilitate adoption of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's plantain and banana (Musa spp.) technologies in Nigeria, Ogunlade, I.* and Coulibaly, O., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 791-796, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
A review of policy acts and initiatives in plantain and banana innovation system in Nigeria, Faturoti, B., Madukwe, M. C., Tenkouano, A. and Agwu, A. E.*, in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 6, number 20, pages 2297-2302, 2007.
 
Adaptation pattern and yield stability of banana and plantain genotypes grown in contrasting agro-ecologies in Nigeria, Tenkouano, A. and Baiyeri, K., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 377-384, African Crop Science Society, 2007.
 
Agronomic evaluation of plantains and other triploid banana, Baiyeri, K. and Ortiz, R., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 540, pages 125-135, ISSN 0567-7572, 2000.
 
Agronomic performance of local and introduced plantains, dessert, cooking and beer bananas (Musa spp.) across different altitude and soil conditions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kamira, M.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Sivirihauma, C., Ocimati, W., Van Asten, P., Vutseme, L.* and Blomme, G., in: African Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 11, number 43, pages 4313-4332, ISSN 1991-637X, 2016. [DOI]
 
Alley cropping: potential for plantain and banana production, Wilson, G. F. and Swennen, R., in: Alley farming in the humid and subhumid tropics, proceedings edited by B.T. Kang and L. Reynolds, pages 31-41, IDRC, 1989.
 
An innovation capacity analysis to identify strategies for improving plantain and banana (Musa spp.) productivity and value addition in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mobambo, P.*, Staver, C., Hauser, S., Dhed'a, D. B.* and Vangu, G.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 879, pages 821-828, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Assessment of linkage disequilibrium for candidate gene identification and marker-assisted breeding in Musa spp. (bananas and plantains), Vroh Bi, I. and Tenkouano, A., 2006.
 
Banana and plantain, Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J., Tenkouano, A. and Bramel, P., volume 5, pages 77-108, chapter 3, Blackwell, ISBN 978 1 405 16708 6, 2008.
 
Banana and plantain, Horry, J. P., Ortiz, R., Arnaud, E., Crouch, J. H., Ferris, R. S. B., Jones, D. R., Mateo, N., Picq, C. and Vuylsteke, D., pages 67-81, chapter 6, University Press, ISBN 0 521 59365 4, 1997.
 
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) growth depends on size and physiological stage of planting material, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Society Conference Proceedings, Entebbe, Uganda, 5-9 December 2005, pages 45-50, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
 
Banana and plantain breeding, Ortiz, R., Ferris, R. S. B. and Vuylsteke, D., 1995.
 
Banana and plantain improvement, Swennen, R. and Manyong, V., 2015.
 
Banana and plantain in Africa, Beed, F., Dubois, T. and Markham, R., A presentation provided to banana Public Private Partnership in Montpelier, including Chiquita, Dole, del Monte and Wageningen , Bioversity 1-2 December, 2011.
 
Banana and plantain in Africa: harnessing international partnerships to increase research impact, IITA, , ISHS, 2010.
 
Banana and plantain-based foods consumption by children and mothers in Cameroon and Southern Nigeria: a comparative study, Honfo, F. G., Tenkouano, A. and Coulibaly, O., in: African Journal of Food Science, volume 5, number 5, pages 287-291, ISSN 1996-0794, 2011.
 
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.), Brown, A., Tumuhimbise, R.*, Amah, D., Uwimana, B., Nyine, M., Mduma, H., Talengera, D.*, Karamura, D., Kuriba, J.* and Swennen, R., pages 219-240, chapter 7, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-59817-8, 2017. [DOI]
 
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.): transgenics and biotechnology, Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J. and Vroh Bi, I., in: Transgenic Plant Journal, volume 1, pages 185-201, ISSN 1749-0413, 2007.
 
Benefits and potential use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) systems in Africa, Jefwa, J.*, Vanlauwe, B.+, Coyne, D., Van Asten, P., Gaidashova, S.*, Rurangwa, E.*, Mwashasha, M.* and Elsen, A., in: Acta Horticulturae, number 879, pages 479-486, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Benefits and potential use of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in banana and plantain systems in Africa, Jefwa, J.*, Coyne, D., Gaidashova, S.*, Elsen, A., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., Abstracts, P. 67 in the Program and Book of Abstracts, International Banana 2008 Conference, "Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact". 5 - 9 October, Mombasa, Kenya, 2008.
 
Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain, Kumar, P. L., Selvarajan, R.*, Iskra-Caruana, M. L., Chabannes, M. and Hanna, R., in: Advances in Virus Research, volume 91, pages 229-269, ISSN 0065-3527, 2015. [DOI]
 
Biotechnological approaches to plantain and banana improvement, 1992.
 
Biotechnological approaches to plantain and banana improvement at IITA, Vuylsteke, D. and Swennen, R., pages 143-150, CTA/IITA, ISBN 978-9781310904, 1992.
 
Biotechnology of plantain and banana, Vuylsteke, D. and Hahn, S. K., IITA meeting reports series 1988/2, pages 55-57, 1988.
 
Boiling water treatment: a simple, rapid and effective technique for nematode and banana weevil management in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) planting material, Coyne, D., Wasukira, A.*, Dusabe, J., Rotifa, I. and Dubois, T., in: Crop Protection, volume 29, pages 1478-1482, 2010.
 
Breeding banana and plantain: integrating molecular techniques and conventional approaches to explore genetic polymorphisms and predict progeny performance In: Genetic resources and biotechnology, Tenkouano, A., volume 3, pages 153-168, N/A, 2005.
 
Breeding bananas and plantains from intractability to feasibility, Vuylsteke, D., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 540, pages 149-156, 2000.
 
Breeding bananas and plantains: from intractability to feasibility, Vuylsteke, D., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 540, pages 149-156, ISSN 0567-7572, 2000.
 
Characterizing fruit ripening in plantain and Cavendish bananas: a proteomics approach, Bhuiyan, F., Campos, N. A., Swennen, R. and Carpentier, S. C., in: Journal of Proteomics, volume 214, number -: 103632, pages 1-11, ISSN 1874-3919, 2020. [DOI]
 
Classification of African plantain landraces and banana cultivars using a phenotypic distance index of quantitative descriptors, Ortiz, R., Madsen, S. and Vuylsteke, D., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 96, pages 904-911, ISSN 0040-5752, 1998.
 
Clean planting materials and management practices for sustained production of banana and plantain in Africa, Tenkouano, A., Hauser, S., Coyne, D. and Coulibaly, O., in: Chronica Horticulturae, volume 46, number 2, pages 14-18, ISSN 0567-7572, 2006.
 
Clean seed systems: sustainable production and distribution of clean banana and plantain, Vroh Bi, I., in: R4D review, volume 6, pages 38-40, ISSN 2071-3681, 2011.
 
Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and suckerderived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Turyagyenda, L., Soka, G. and Ortiz, R.+, Abstracts 134, P. 20 - 21, in the Book of Abstracts of the International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), held June 2 - 16, 2008.
 
Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and suckerderived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Turyagyenda, L., Soka, G. and Ortiz, R., 2008.
 
Comparison of DNA marker and pedigree-based methods of genetic analysis in plantain and banana (Musa spp.) clones; II: predicting hybrid performance, Tenkouano, A., Crouch, J. H., Crouch, H. K., Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 98, pages 69-75, ISSN 1432-2242, 1999.
 
Comparison of DNA marker and pedigree-based methods of genetic analysis of plantain and banana (Musa spp.) clones; I: estimation of genetic relationships, Tenkouano, A., Crouch, J. H., Crouch, H. K., Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 98, pages 62-68, ISSN 1432-2242, 1999.
 
Constraints to the exchange of information and documentation on banana and plantain in West Africa, Lawani, S. M., in: Information and documentation for banana and plantain. Proceedings, International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) workshop. 2-5 Jun. 1987, edited by P. Thompson and C.P. Montpellier, pages 257-265, La Grande Motte, 1989.
 
Cryopreservation of germplasm of banana and plantain, Panis, B. and Swennen, R.+, in: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, volume 32, pages 381-397, 1995.
 
Current issues and future directions for Musa genetic improvement research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture : advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the Pacific, Tenkouano, A., in: Advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the pacific - Vol. 10: proceedings of the 10th INIBAP-ASPNET Regional Advisory Committee Meeting, pages 11-23, International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP), Bangkok, Thailand, 2001.
 
Determination of micronutrients and colour variability among new plantain and banana hybrids flour, Adeniji, T. A., Sanni, L., Barimalaa, I. S.* and Hart, A. D.*, in: Repositioning agriculture for sustainable millennium development goals in Nigeria: proceedings of the 40th annual conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, 16-20 October, pages 471-475, Agricultural Society of Nigeria, 2006.
 
Development of transgenic banana and plantains using RNAi Approach for control of banana aphids, Jekayinoluwa, T. A.*, University of Nairobi, 2020.
 
Disease incidence and symptom expression of banana streak badnavirus on plantain somaclones (Musa spp., AAB Group) in Nigeria, Nwauzoma, A., Tenkouano, A. and Daniel-Kalio, L., in: Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection, volume 21, 2004.
 
Distribution and diversity of emergent banana bunchy top virus infecting banana and plantain in Cameroon, Central Africa, Ngatat, S., Hanna, R., Doumtsop, A. R. P., Lienou, J., Nanga, S. N., Fotso Kuate, A., Osundahunsi, B., Fiaboe, K., Ndemba, B.*, Dossa, G. S., Alabi, T. R. and Kumar, P. L., in: Journal of Phytopathology, volume 172, number 2: e13279, pages 1-13, ISSN 0931-1785, 2024. [DOI]
 
Early assessment of root system development in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: MusAfrica, volume 14, pages 7-10, 2000.
 
Effect of maturity, damage and humidity on the ripening of plantain and cooking banana, Ferris, R. S. B., Wainwright, H.* and Thompson, A. K., in: Postharvest handling of tropical fruit; proceedings of an International Conference, pages 434-437, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Chaing Mai, Thailand, 1993.
 
Effect of ploidy on stomatal and other quantitative traits in plantain and banana hybrids, Vandenhout, H., Ortiz, R., Vuylsteke, D., Swennen, R. and Bai, K. V., in: Euphytica, volume 83, number 2, pages 117-122, ISSN 0014-2336, 1995. [DOI]
 
Effect of processing and storage on the colour of plantain and banana products, Adeniji, T. A. and Tenkouano, A., in: Agro-Science, volume 7, number 2, pages 88-92, ISSN 1119-7455, 2008.
 
Effect of processing on micronutrient content of chips produced from some plantain and banana hybrids, Adeniji, T. A. and Tenkouano, A., in: Fruits, volume 62, pages 345-352, ISSN 0248-1294, 2007. [DOI]
 
Effect of processing on the proximate, mineral, and pasting properties of whole flour made from some new plantain and banana hybrids pulp and peel mixture, Adeniji, T. A. and Tenkouano, A., in: Agro-Science, volume 7, number 2, pages 99-105, ISSN 1119-7455, 2008.
 
Effect of temperature on symptom expression and detection of banana streak badnavirus in plantains and bananas, Dahal, G., Hughes, J., Thottappilly, G. and Lockhart, B., in: Phytopathology, volume 87, number S-22, 1997. [DOI]
 
Effect of temperature on symptom expression and reliability of banana streak badnavirus detection in naturally infected plantain and banana (Musa spp.), Dahal, G., Hughes, J., Thottappilly, G. and Lockhart, B., in: Plant Disease, volume 82, number 1, pages 16-21, ISSN 0191-2917, 1998.
 
Effect of the black sigatoka resistance gene bs1 and ploidy level in fruit and bunch traits of plantain-banana hybrids, Craenen, K. and Ortiz, R., in: Euphytica, volume 87, pages 97-101, 1995.
 
Effect of the black sigatoka resistance locus bs] and ploidy level on fruit and bunch traits of plantain-banana hybrids, Craenen, K. and Ortiz, R., in: Euphytica, volume 87, pages 97-101, 1996.
 
Effect of the parthenocarpy gene P1 and ploidy in bunch and fruit traits of plantain and banana hybrids, Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: Heredity, volume 75, pages 460-465, 1995.
 
Environmental influences on shoot and root growth in banana and plantain, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 1163-1167, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
 
Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: InfoMusa, volume 10, number 1, pages 15-17, 2001.
 
Evaluation of micropropagated plantain and banana (Musa spp.) for banana streak badnavirus incidence under field and screenhouse conditions in Nigeria, Dahal, G., Gauhl, F., Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Hughes, J., Thottappilly, G. and Lockhart, B., in: Annals of Applied Biology, volume 134, number 2, pages 181-191, ISSN 0003-4746, 1999.
 
Evaluation of micropropagated plantain and banana hybrids for banana streak badnavirus incidence in Nigeria, Dahal, G., Hughes, J., Gauhl, F., Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Thottappilly, G., Tenkouano, A., Vuylsteke, D. and Lockhart, B., in: Phytopathology, volume 87, number S-22, 1997.
 
Factors affecting the adoption of disease-resistant plantain and banana (Musa spp.) hybrids in Nigeria, Aitchedji, C., Tenkouano, A. and Coulibaly, O., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 741-748, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Fast-track release of black leaf streak resistant banana and plantain (Musa spp.) hybrids and related technologies to farmers in Cameroon: a strategy to enhance food security, Njukwe, E., Amah, D., Ndango, R. and Tenkouano, A., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 577-584, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Fast-Track Release of Black Leaf Streak Resistant Banana and Plantain (Musa spp.) Hybrids and Related Technologies to Farmers in Cameroon: a Strategy to Enhance Food Security, Njukwe, E., Amah, D., Ndango, R. and Tenkouano, A.+, in: Proceedings of the International Conference on Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact, pages 577-584, ISHS, International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium, 2010.
 
Feasibility of in vitro propagation of bananas and plantains, Vuylsteke, D. and De Langhe, E., in: Tropical Agriculture, volume 62, number 4, pages 323-328, ISSN 0041-3216, 1985.
 
Financing, handling, hardening and marketing of tissue culture-derived planting material through nurseries: the case of banana and plantain in Kenya, Uganda and Burundi, Bauer, L., Burkart, S., Abele, S., Kahangi, E.*, Dubois, T., Coyne, D. and Hoffmann, V., in: Tropentag 2009: Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural, University of Hamburg, October 6-8, 2009, pages 1-4, 2009.
 
First International Conference on banana and plantain for Africa, Vuylsteke, D. and Karamura, E. B.*, in: Chronica Horticulturae, volume 36, pages 11-14, 1996.
 
First report of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Angola, Kumar, P. L., Ayodele, M., Oben, T., Mahungu, N., Beed, F., Coyne, D., Londa, L.*, Mutunda, M. P.*, Kiala, D.* and Maruthi, M. N., in: Plant Pathology, volume 58, number 2, pages 402, ISSN 0032-0862, 2009. [DOI]
 
First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (musa spp.) in Nigeria, Adegbola, R. O., Ayodeji, O., Awosusi, O.*, Atiri, G.* and Kumar, P. L., in: Plant Disease, volume 97, number 2, pages 290-292, ISSN 0191-2917, 2013. [DOI]
 
First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Tanzania, Mpoki, S.*, Mahuku, G., Mbanzibwa, D. R.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Mark, D.*, Mosha, H. I.*, Pallangyo, B.*, Fihavango, M.*, Oresanya, A., Ogunsanya, P. and Kumar, P. L., in: Plant Disease, pages 1-7, ISSN 0191-2917, 2021. [DOI]
 
First report of banana streak badnavirus in plantain landraces in southern Cameroon, Central Africa, Gauhl, F., Pasberg-Gauhl, C. and Hughes, J., in: Plant Disease, volume 81, number 1335, 1997.
 
Food quality and future market potential for plantain, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas in west Africa, Ferris, R. S. B., Ortiz, R., Akele, S.*, Akalumhe, Y. O., Chukwu, U., Crouch, J. H. and Vuylsteke, D., pages 93-107, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1998.
 
Food quality and future market potential for plantain, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas in West Africa, Ferris, R. S. B., Ortiz, R., Akele, S., Akalumhe, Y. O., Chukwu, U., Crouch, J. H. and Vuylsteke, D., in: Postharvest technology and commodity marketing: proceedings of a Postharvest Conference, Accra, Ghana, 27 November - 1 December 1995, pages 93-107, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 1998.
 
From crossbreeding to biotechnology-facilitated improvement of banana and plantain, Ortiz, R.+ and Swennen, R., in: Biotechnology Advances, volume 32, number 1, pages 158-169, ISSN 0734-9750, 2014. [DOI]
 
Fruit quality evaluation of plantains, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas, Ferris, R. S. B., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: Postharvest Biology and Technology, volume 15, pages 73-81, ISSN 0925-5214, 1999.
 
Genetic and agronomic improvement for sustainable production of plantain and banana in sub-Saharan Africa, Vuylsteke, D., Ortiz, R. and Ferris, S., in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 1, number 1, pages 1-8, ISSN 1021-9730, 1993.
 
Genetic and phenotypic correlations in plantain-banana euploid hybrids, Ortiz, R., in: Plant Breeding, volume 116, pages 487-491, 1997.
 
Genetic improvement of plantains and bananas at IITA, Vuylsteke, D., Ortiz, R. and Swennen, R.+, in: InfoMusa, volume 2, number 1, pages 10-12, 1993.
 
Genetic transformation of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) via particle bombardment, Sagi, L., Panis, B., Remy, S., Schoofs, H., De Smet, K., Swennen, R.+ and Cammue, B. P. A., in: Nature Biotechnology, volume 13, pages 481-485, 1995.
 
Genome sequencing data for wild and cultivated bananas, plantains and abaca, Sambles, C., Venkatesan, L., Shittu, O. M., Harrison, J., Moore, K., Tripathi, L., Grant, M., Warmington, R. and Studholme, D. J., in: Data In Brief, volume 33, number -: 106341, pages 1-7, ISSN 2352-3409, 2020. [DOI]
 
Histochemical localization of calcium oxalate crystals in fruits of plantain and banana cultivars, Osuji, J. O., Okoli, B. E. and Ortiz, R., in: Fruits, volume 52, pages 5-10, ISSN 0248-1294, 1997.
 
Identification and genetic diversity of Mycosphaerella species of banana and plantain in Nigeria, Zandjanakou-Tachin, M., Vroh Bi, I., Ojiambo, P.+, Tenkouano, A., Gumedzoe, Y. M.* and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Plant Pathology, volume 58, number 3, pages 536-546, ISSN 0032-0862, 2009.
 
Identification of the genomic constitution of Musa L. lines (bananas, plantains and hybrids) using molecular cytogenetics, Osuji, J. O., Harrison, G., Crouch, J. H. and Heslop-Harrison, J. S., in: Annals of Botany, volume 89, pages 787-793, ISSN 0305-7364, 1997.
 
Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain, Hauser, S., Clifford, Gold, Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Gauhl, F., Akello, J., Jacobsen, K., Norgrove, L., Coyne, D., Kumar, P. L., Mahuku, G., Kaushal, M., Nakato, V., Tripathi, L. and Tripathi, J., Burleigh Dodds series in Agricultural Science, pages 229-258, chapter 9, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, ISBN 978-1-78-676232-0, 2019. [DOI]
 
IITA Crop Improvement Division; Plantain and Banana improvement program: Annual Report 1992, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1993.
 
IITA Crop Improvement Division; Plantain and Banana improvement program: Annual Report 1993, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1994.
 
IITA Crop Improvement Division; Plantain and Banana improvement program: Annual Report 1994, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1995.
 
IITA Crop Improvement Division; Plantain and Banana improvement program: Annual Report 1995, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1997.
 
Improving plantain and banana-based systems, Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1996.
 
Improving storage life of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 62, Shaun, R. and Ferris, R. S. B., IITA research guide, No. 62, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-131-123-1, 1997.
 
Influence of genotype and developmental stage on plant dry matter distribution and shoot-root ratio in banana and plantain, Blomme, G., Teugels, K., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 175-181, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
 
Inheritance of albinism in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: HortScience, volume 29, number 8, pages 903-905, 1994.
 
Inheritance of pseudostem waxiness in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Ortiz, R., Vuylsteke, D. and Ogburia, N. M., in: Journal of Heredity, volume 86, pages 297-299, 1995.
 
Integrated pest management in banana and plantain, Coyne, D., Dubois, T.+ and Daneel, M. S.*, pages 229-245, chapter 12, CABI International, ISBN 978-1-78064-800-2, 2017.
 
International institute of tropical agriculture plantain and banana programme: an insight into the contributions of farmer-to- farmer extension paradigm, Faturoti, B., Agwu, A. E.*, Igbokwe *, E. M. and Tenkouano, A., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 7, number 13, pages 2137-2146, ISSN 1684 5315, 2008.
 
Intraplant variation in sympton expression and distribution of banana streak badnavirus in naturally-infected plantain and banana ( Musa spp.), Dahal, G., Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Gauhl, F., Thottappilly, G. and Hughes, J., in: Phytopathology, volume 87, number S-22, 1997.
 
Macro-propagation of banana and plantain: training manual, Njukwe, E., Tenkouano, A., Amah, D., Sadik, K.*, Perez, M., Nyine, M. and Dubois, T., 2007.
 
Microbial control of Mycosphaerella fijiensis morelet A notable pathogen of bananas and plantains, Abiala, M., Ogunjobi, A.*, Odebode, C. A.* and Ayodele, M., in: Nature and Science, volume 8, number 10, pages 299-305, ISSN 1545-0740, 2010.
 
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.
 
Morphology and growth of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 66, Swennen, R. and Ortiz, R., IITA research guide, No. 66, 1997.
 
Multilocational evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in banana and plantain: IITA research guide, No. 47, Gauhl, F., Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., IITA research guide, No. 47, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1995.
 
Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars, Osuji, J. O., Okoli, B. E. and Ortiz, R., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 71, pages 197-202, 1997.
 
Nematode parasites of bananas and plantains, Sikora, R., Coyne, D. and Queneherve, P., pages 617-657, chapter 17, CABI International, ISBN 978-1-7863-9-1-247, 2018.
 
Occurrence of banana bunchy top disease caused by the banana bunchy top virus on banana and plantain (Musa sp.) in Cameroon, Oben, T., Hanna, R., Ngeve, J., Alabi, O., Naidu, R. and Kumar, P. L., in: Plant Disease, volume 93, number 10, pages 1076, ISSN 0191-2917, 2009. [DOI]
 
Occurrence of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa sp.) in Benin, Lokossou, B.*, Gnanvossou, D., Ayodeji, O., Akplogan, F.*, Safiore, A.*, Migan, D.*, Pefoura, A.*, Hanna, R. and Kumar, P. L., in: New Disease Reports, volume 25, pages 13, ISSN 2044-0588, 2012. [DOI]
 
On-farm yield loss assessment of black sigatoka on plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No. 67, Gauhl, F., Ferris, S., Pasberg-Gauhl, C. and Lawrence, A.*, IITA research guide, No. 67, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-131-128-2, 1998.
 
Outbreak of basal end rot on banana and plantain in Nigeria, Mwangi, M., Bandyopadhyay, R., Tenkouano, A. and Faturoti, T., in: African Crop Science Conference, pages 293-295, 2005.
 
Pathogenic variation of Mycosphaerella species infecting banana and plantain in Nigeria, Zandjanakou-Tachin, M., Ojiambo, P., Vroh Bi, I., Tenkouano, A., Gumedzoe, Y. M.* and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Plant Pathology, volume 62, number 2, pages 298-308, ISSN 0032-0862, 2013. [DOI]
 
Perspectives on the application of biotechnology to assist the genetic enhancement of plantain and banana (Musa spp.), Crouch, J. H., Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, volume 1, number 1, pages 11-22, ISSN 0717-3458, 1998.
 
Physicochemical studies on starches isolated from plantain cultivars, plantain hybrids and cooking banana, Eggleston, G., Swennen, R. and Akoni, S., in: Starch, volume 44, number 4, pages 121-128, ISSN 0038-9056, 1992. [DOI]
 
Plant parasitic nematodes associated with banana and plantain in eastern and western Democratic Republic of Congo, Kamira, M.*, Hauser, S., Van Asten, P., Coyne, D. and Talwana, H.*, in: Nematropica, volume 43, number 2, pages 216-225, ISSN 0099-5444, 2013.
 
Plantain and banana peels: waste to wealth prospects, Nwaiwu *, O., Adeniji, T. A. and Amos, N., in: Post Harvest Systems, number 2, pages 5, ISSN 1119-0078, 1998.
 
Plantain and banana research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Vuylsteke, D., Ortiz, R., Gauhl, F., Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Gold, C., Ferris, S. and Speijer, P., in: HortScience, volume 28, number 9, pages 874, 970-971, ISSN 0018-5345, 1993.
 
Plantain and banana; production and research in west and central Africa: proceedings of a regional workshop sponsored by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), High Rainfall Station Onne, Rivers State, Nigeria, 23-27 September, 1995, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1996.
 
Plant-parasitic nematodes diversity in Nigerian plantain and banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems, and nematode resistance screening, Oladeji, E., Ghent University, 2023.
 
Ploidy and genomic group effects on yield components interaction in bananas and plantains across four environments in Nigeria, Baiyeri, K., Tenkouano, A., Mbah, B.* and Mbagwu, J., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 85, pages 51-62, ISSN 0304-4238, 2000.
 
Postflask management of micropropagated bananas and plantains: a manual on how to handle tissue-cultured banana and plantain plants, Vuylsteke, D., Talengera, D., Reeves, J. and Owoeye, T., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1998.
 
Postharvest physiology of plantain and banana: IITA research guide, No 64, Hartley, P.V., IITA research guide, No 64, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-131-146-0, 1998.
 
Postharvest quality of plantains and cooking bananas, Ferris, R. S. B., Adeniji, T. A., Chukwu, U., Akalumhe, Y. O., Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Plantain and banana production and research in West and Central Africa: proceedings, Regional Workshop, Onne, Nigeria, 23-28 Sep 1995, pages 15-22, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1996.
 
Priorities for future research on the root system and corm in plantains and bananas in relation with nematodes and the banana weevil, Swennen, R., Wilson, G. F. and Decoene, D., pages 91-96, CIDARC, 1988.
 
Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers, Tenkouano, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: Chronica Horticulturae, volume 44, number 1, pages 9-15, ISSN 0578-039X, 2004.
 
Prospects and determinants of adoption of IITA plantain and banana based technologies in three Niger Delta States of Nigeria, Faturoti, B., Emah, G.*, Isife, B.*, Tenkouano, A. and Lemchi, J., in: African Journal of Biotechnology, volume 5, number 14, pages 1319-1323, ISSN 1684-5315, 2006.
 
Quantitative variation and phenotypic correlations in banana and plantain, Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 72, pages 239-253, 1998.
 
Rapid and mass screening of banana and plantain for resistance to Black sigatoka disease using detached leaf and in vitro plantlets, Ojiambo, P., Twizeyimana, M., Tenkouano, A. and Bandyopadhyay, R., pages 91-100, chapter 5, International Atomic Energy Agency, ISBN 978-92-0-105110-3, 2010.
 
Rapid multiplication of plantain and banana; macropropagation techniques: a pictorial guide, Faturoti, B., Tenkouano, A., Lemchi, J. and Nnaji, N., 2002.
 
Recent advances and challenges in banana and plantain breeding, Tenkouano, A., in: Proceedings, Bangalore, India, 2002.
 
Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Soka, G., Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., 2008.
 
Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria., Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Soka, G., Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., Abstracts 133, P. 9 - 11, in the Book of Abstracts of the International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), held June 2 - 16, 2008.
 
Relationships among root traits, shoot traits, and bunch weight in banana and plantain (Musa spp.): an overview of conducted research, 2004.
 
Relationships between nematodes, weevils, banana and plantain cultivars and damage, Speijer, P., Budenberg, W. J. and Sikora, R., in: Annals of Applied Biology, volume 123, pages 517-525, 1993.
 
Relative contribution of banana and plantain products to the nutritional requirements for iron, zinc and vitamin A of infants and mothers in Cameroon, Honfo, F. G., Kayode, A. P. P., Coulibaly, O. and Tenkouano, A., in: Fruits, volume 62, number 5, pages 1-11, 2007.
 
Robust CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing tool for banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Ntui, V. O., Tripathi, J. and Tripathi, L., in: Current Plant Biology, volume 21, number -: 100128, pages 1-10, ISSN 2214-6628, 2020. [DOI]
 
Root and shoot development during the plant crop and the first ratoon of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) with implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., in: Proceedings of the 3rd annual Acrobat Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 8, 2006., pages 354, 2006.
 
Root system development during two crop cycles, and relationships between the mother plant root system and lateral shoot growth, in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: Desarrollo del sistema radical durante dos ciclos de cultivo en banano y platano (Musa spp.), pages 418-424, Carthagena, Colombia, 2002.
 
Seasonal variation of apparent male fertility and 2n pollen production in plantain and banana, Ortiz, R., Ulburghs, F. and Okoro, J., in: HortScience, volume 33, number 1, pages 146-148, ISSN 0018-5345, 1998.
 
Secondary polyploids, heterosis and evolutionary crop breeding for further improvement of the plantain and banana (Musa spp. L) genome, Ortiz, R., in: Theoretical and Applied Genetics, volume 94, pages 1113-1120, 1997.
 
Segregation for persistent neutral (Hermaphrodite) flowers and male bracts in plantain-banana hybrids, Ortiz, R., in: InfoMusa, volume 5, number 2, pages 19-20, 1996.
 
Segregation of bunch orientation in plantain and banana hybrids, Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: Euphytica, volume 101, number 1, pages 79-82, ISSN 9914-2336, 1998.
 
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for harvesting banana and plantain: SOP17, Kolombia, Y. A. and Swennen, R., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2025.
 
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for land preparation and planting banana and plantain: SOP18, Kolombia, Y. A. and Swennen, R., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2025.
 
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Pollen Tube Growth Monitoring (PTGM) in plantain and banana breeding: SOP21, Akomolede, O., Adedokun, O., Trognitz, B., Ademulegun, T., Amah, D., Swennen, R. and Nyine, M., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2025.
 
Status of testing and release of improved banana and plantain cultivars in Africa, Hartman, J., Tenkouano, A. and Vuylsteke, D., in: MusAfrica, volume 14, pages 5-6, 2000.
 
Tackling BBTV threat to banana and plantain in sub-Saharan Africa, Kumar, P. L., Hanna, R., Beed, F., Mwenebanda, B. M. L., Fiaboe, K., Van Asten, P. and Hauser, S., Poster presentation, 2008.
 
Technical manual on banana and plantain seed production, Njukwe, E., Tenkouano, A. and Amah, D., 2005.
 
The East and Southern Africa Regional Center for the improvement of cassava, banana and plantain and the Banana Research Network for East and South Africa, Vuylsteke, D., in: Plantain and banana production and research in West and Central Africa: proceedings, Regional Workshop, Onne, Nigeria, 23-28 Sep 1995, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1996.
 
Threats to the highland banana in eastern Africa: International Network for the Improvement of Bananas and Plantains (INIBAP), Swennen, R. and De Langhe, E., in: Musarama, volume 2, number 1, pages 2-4, 1989.
 
Transgenic expression of dsRNA targeting the Pentalonia nigronervosa acetylcholinesterase gene in banana and plantain reduces aphid populations, Jekayinoluwa, T., Tripathi, J., Dugdale, B., Obiero, G.*, Muge, E.* and Tripathi, L., in: Plants, volume 10, number 4: 613, pages 1-18, ISSN 2223-7747, 2021. [DOI]
 
Underresearched tropical food crops: cowpea, banana and plantain, and yams, Asiedu, R., Fatokun, C., Mignouna, J.*, Ng, S. Y. C. and Quin, F., pages 187-216, Springer, 1999.
 
Unlocking the profit potentials of an innovation: a case study of IITA hybrid plantains and bananas, Faturoti, B., Emah, G.*, Isife, B.*, Tenkouano, A., Adeniji, T. A. and Lemchi, J., in: Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences, volume 6, number 2, pages 177-182, 2007.
 
Utilization of molecular genetic techniques in support of plantain and banana improvement, Crouch, J., Ortiz, R., Crouch, J. H., Ford-Lloyd, B., Howell, E. and Newbury, H., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 540, pages 185-191, 2000.
 
Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in central and east Africa over the past decade, Nakato, V., Mahuku, G. and Coutinho, T.*, in: Molecular Plant Pathology, volume 19, number 3, pages 525-536, ISSN 1464-6722, 2018. [DOI]
 
Fast-Track Release of Black Leaf Streak Resistant Banana and Plantain (Musa spp.) Hybrids and Related Technologies to Farmers in Cameroon: a Strategy to Enhance Food Security, Njukwe, E., Amah, D., Ndango, R. and Tenkouano, A.+, in: Proceedings of the International Conference on Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact, pages 577-584, ISHS, International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium, 2010.
 
Keywords:Banana and Plantain, Disease resistance, Fast-track release, Food securityye

Resistance of F1 segregating populations derived from crosses between wild banana accessions Musa acuminata spp. burmannicoides 'Calcutta 4' and M. balbisiana 'Montpellier' to black leaf streak disease, Vroh Bi, I., Zandjanakou, M, Mbah, W., Tenkouano, A., Ojiambo, P. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 828, pages 353-357, ISSN 0567-7572, 2009.
 
Keywords:Banana and plantain; black Sigatoka; wild species; resistance breeding

A proposal for the use of the partnership-extension model to facilitate adoption of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's plantain and banana (Musa spp.) technologies in Nigeria, Ogunlade, I.* and Coulibaly, O., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 791-796, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi, Ouma, E., Van Asten, P. and Dubois, T., In: Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the rhizosphere of bananas in farming systems of Central Kenya, Jefwa, J.*, Ruto, L.*, Elsen, A., Kahangi, E.*, Van Asten, P., Losenge, T.*, Mwajita, M.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Sanginga, N.+, Abstract, 2007.
 
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization, plant parasitic nematodes and their impact on East African highland banana performance in Rwanda, Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Delvaux, B., De Waele, D. and Declerck, S., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Banana, Pillay, M. and Tripathi, L., volume 4, pages 281-303, Springer, 2006. [DOI]
 
Banana and plantain in Africa, Beed, F., Dubois, T. and Markham, R., A presentation provided to banana Public Private Partnership in Montpelier, including Chiquita, Dole, del Monte and Wageningen , Bioversity 1-2 December, 2011.
 
Banana bunchy top disease, Kumar, P. L., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana bunchy top disease: IITA-FAO Regional Surveillance Workshop, Kumar, P. L., Hanna, R. and Beed, F., 2010.
 
Banana fertilizer recommendations for Uganda, Wairegi, L., Van Asten, P. and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana inputs, production, and marketing in Kenya and Uganda, Jefwa, J.*, Kahangi, E.*, Rutto, L., Odee, D., Mubiru, P., Gold, C., Okech, S., Elsen, A., Gichuki, C, Vanlauwe, B. and Sanginga, N., in: Enhanced soil productivity in East and Southern Africa: Rockefeller Foundation Grantees workshop, 20-23 September 2004, Nairobi, Kenya, 2004.
 
Banana leaf spot diseases: Yellow Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella musicola) and Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis), Beed, F., Bandyopadhyay, R., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana macropropagation, Lorenzen, J., Muchunguzi, P., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana marketing - improving access and returns, Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana streak disease and banana mosaic disease, Kumar, P. L., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana tissue culture, Dubois, T., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., CIALCA/IITA Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana tissue culture: benefits for East African farmers, Niere, B., Gold, C., Coyne, D., Dubois, T. and Odendo, M.*, 2006.
 
Banana weevil - Cosmopolites Sordidus, Van Asten, P., Muchunguzi, P. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), Beed, F., Blomme, G., Fiaboe, K., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Banana-beans intercropping in Burundi: effect of mulch application and mulch type, Bizimana, S.*, Baret, P., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Banana-coffee system, Van Asten, P., Mukasa, D. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Bananas in Africa: Diversity, uses and prospects for improvement, Swennen, R. and Vuylsteke, D., volume II, pages 151-159, chapter 3.4, IBPGR; UNEP; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); CNR, ISBN 978 131 063 4, 1991.
 
Between isomorphism and entrepreneurship: the impact of standardisation on product quality, market access and livelihoods in Kenyan banana production: Proceedings of TROPENTAG., Matui, M. S., Ingenbleek, P., Linnemann, A., van Trijp, H. and Abass, A., 2011.
 
Biological control of the banana aphid, Hanna, R., Messing, R. and Kumar, P. L., 2009.
 
Biology and integrated pest management of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), Gold, C., in: RTB; Banana; Plantain.; Advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the pacific - Vol. 10: proceedings of the 10th INIBAP-ASPNET Regional Advisory Committee Meeting, pages 28-33, International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP), Bangkok, Thailand, 2001.
 
Biotechnology in Musa improvement, Tripathi, L., pages 219-236, chapter 11, Taylor and Francis, ISBN 978-1-4398-0017-1, 2011.
 
Biotic constraints, Beed, F. and Coyne, D., Presentation at the Banana and plantain component of CCER for crop improvement, IITA, Ibadan, 10 February, 2010.
 
BXW-Research questions? (knowledge gaps?): paper presentation at the workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other constraints to banana production, Goma, 1-5 November, 2010, Beed, F., Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Bouwmeester, H., 2010.
 
Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa among small-holder farmers and small and medium scale enterprises, Njukwe, E., Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Coffee-banana intercropping systems as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers, Jassogne, L., Nibasumba, A., Wairegi, L., Baret, P., Deraeck, J., Mukasa, D., Wanyama, I., Gatarayiha, C., Bongers, G. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors, Van Asten, P., Gold, C., Wendt, J ., De Waele, D., Okech, S., Ssali, H.* and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, in: Farmer-participatory testing of integrated pest management options for sustainable banana production in Eastern Africa, pages 100-115, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 2005.
 
Current issues and future directions for Musa genetic improvement research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture : advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the Pacific, Tenkouano, A., in: Advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the pacific - Vol. 10: proceedings of the 10th INIBAP-ASPNET Regional Advisory Committee Meeting, pages 11-23, International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP), Bangkok, Thailand, 2001.
 
Damage to banana caused by nematodes, Coyne, D., Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Development of ELISA for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, Nakato, V., Akinbade, S., Kumar, P. L., Bandyopadhyay, R. and Beed, F., Abstract, p.130 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Development of ELISA for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, Nakato, V., Akinbade, S., Kumar, P. L., Bandyopadhyay, R. and Beed, F., Poster presented at the CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
DNA capturing methods: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Banana Disease Surveillance in 7 Countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010, Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Beed, F., 2010.
 
Drivers of technology adoption in the banana-legume systems in the East and Central Africa region, Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Kasereka, V., Garming, H., Macharia, I.*, Van Asten, P., Chifizi, A.*, Nyagaya, M., Ekesa, B., Van Damme, J., Vanlauwe, B., Blomme, G., Niyuhire, C.*, Ndimurirwo, L.*, Ochieng, J., Dubois, T., Pypers, P., Wairegi, L., Ruraduma, C.*, Bizoza, A.* and Maertens, M., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Drought stress, nitrogen and potassium deficiency effects on dry matter partitioning in East African highland bananas, Taulya, G., Van Asten, P., Leffelaar, P. A. and Giller, K., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Badesire, A.* and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana growth and legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Burundi, Emera, W., Lepoint, P., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Pypers, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of plant density on growth and yield of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in low input cropping systems in Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Ragama, P., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Endophyte-enhanced tissue culture banana in East Africa; a novel way to combat soil-borne banana pests: Oral presentation at IOBC/NTRS Joint Meeting with the International Seminar on Animal and Plant Health (SISA). 3-6 May. Havana, Cuba, Dubois, T., Coyne, D. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., IOBC/NTRS, 2011.
 
Endophyte-enhanced tissue culture banana in East Africa; a novel way to combat soil-borne banana pests: Poster presented at IOBC/NTRS Joint Meeting with the International Seminar on Animal and Plant Health (SISA). 3-6 May. Havana, Cuba, Dubois, T., Coyne, D. and Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., IOBC/NTRS, 2011.
 
Enhancing banana disease surveillance: case studies for BXW and BBTD, Ramathani, I. and Beed, F., Paper presented to Food and Environment Agency of UK on 23 July, 2010.
 
Epidemiology of BXW: paper presentation at workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other constraints to banana production , Goma, 1-5 November, 2010. Goma, DRC, Beed, F., Nakato, V. and Ramathani, I., 2010.
 
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.
 
Evaluation of existing inputs delivery systems for banana and legumes based systems in Burundi, Kimana, C., Ouma, E., Van Asten, P., Anyango, A. and Nyandwi, B., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Evaluation of exotic, improved and local Musa germplasm in contrasting agro-ecological zones across Central Africa, Muller, K., Ntamwira, J.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Kanyaruguru, J., Sivirihauma, C., Vigheri, N., Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Lorenzen, J., Van den Bergh, I., Ouma, E., Muliele, T. and Muchunguzi, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation), p. 83 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Evaluation of Musa landraces and hybrids for nematode resistance and tolerance in Southeastern Nigeria, Speijer, P., De Schutter, B., Tenkouano, A., Dubois, T. and De Waele, D., 1999.
 
Evaluation of the Dissemination of New Banana (Musa spp.) Technologies in Central Ghana- the Role of Technology Characteristics, Dzomeku, B. M.*, Staver, C., Aflakpui, G.*, Sanogo, D., Garming, H., Ankomah, A.* and Darkey, S.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 735-740, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Factors affecting the adoption of disease-resistant plantain and banana (Musa spp.) hybrids in Nigeria, Aitchedji, C., Tenkouano, A. and Coulibaly, O., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 741-748, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Fast-track release of black leaf streak resistant banana and plantain (Musa spp.) hybrids and related technologies to farmers in Cameroon: a strategy to enhance food security, Njukwe, E., Amah, D., Ndango, R. and Tenkouano, A., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 577-584, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Food quality and future market potential for plantain, plantain hybrids, and cooking bananas in west Africa, Ferris, R. S. B., Ortiz, R., Akele, S.*, Akalumhe, Y. O., Chukwu, U., Crouch, J. H. and Vuylsteke, D., pages 93-107, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1998.
 
Freeze-preservation of embryogenic Musa suspension cultures, Panis, B., Dhed'a, D. and Swennen, R.+, pages 183-195, Academic Press Inc., ISBN 978-0120441402, 1992.
 
Fusarium wilt of banana (Panama disease), Beed, F., Veaux, H. and Van Asten, P., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Genetic diversity studies in Musa using AFLP markers, Pillay, M., Nwakanma, D. and Tenkouano, A., in: Paper presented, Leuven, Belgium, 2002.
 
Genetic improvement for a sustainable management of the resistance, Craenen, K. and Ortiz, R., in: Proceedings, Costa Rica, 2002.
 
Impact of tissue culture banana technology on farm household income and food security in Kenya. Courant Research Centre; Discussion Paper no. 89, Kabunga, N., Dubois, T. and Qaim, M., number 89, 2011.
 
Improved BXW detection and diagnosis: paper presentation at the workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other constraints to banana production, Goma, 1-5 November, 2010, Ramathani, I., Nakato, V. and Beed, F., 2010.
 
Induction in banana of defense-related genes by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum strains V5W2 and Emb2.40, Paparu, P., Dubois, T., Coyne, D., Munro, C.* and Viljoen, A.*, 2007.
 
Induction of defense-related genes in banana (Musa spp.) by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum, Paparu, P. *, Dubois, T., Coyne, D., Munro, C.* and Viljoen, A.*, Abstracts, presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology and 9th International Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis, 2008.
 
Information asymmetries and technology adoption: the case of tissue culture bananas in Kenya. Courant Research Centre; Discussion Paper no. 74, Kabunga, N., Dubois, T. and Qaim, M., number 74, 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.
 
Intercropping coffee and bananas - soil challenges and income benefits: proceedings of Ugandan Annual Coffee Stakeholder meeting 30 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda., Van Asten, P., 2009.
 
IPM of banana weevil in Africa with emphasis on microbial control, Gold, C., Nankinga, C., Niere, B. and Godonou, I., pages 243-257, chapter 16, CABI, ISBN 0-85199-639-6, 2003.
 
Macro-propagation of banana and plantain: training manual, Njukwe, E., Tenkouano, A., Amah, D., Sadik, K.*, Perez, M., Nyine, M. and Dubois, T., 2007.
 
Meeting the challenge of the plantain (Musa spp.) subsector economic restructuring in cameroon, Tetang, J., Kwa, M.*, Temple, L., Bikoi, A.*, Njukwe, E., Staver, C. and Ottou, J.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 829-836, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa, Swennen, R.+, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E. B.*, Njukwe, E. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Oral Presentation), p. 15 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
On-farm evaluation of endophyte-enhanced, tissue-culture banana planting material for increased production and better nematode management, Dusabe, J., Dubois, T. and Coyne, D., Abstract in South African Journal of Plant and Soil 27(3), p. 287, 2009.
 
On-farm evaluation of newly introduced east African highland banana hybrids in Burundi and North Kivu, Muchunguzi, P., Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Vigheri, N., Lwanga, C., Kanyaruguru, J., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Kezumutima, M.*, Kimana, C. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Poster Presentation), p. 115 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
On-farm participatory evaluation of East African highland banana 'Matooke' hybrids (Musa spp.), Tendo Ssali, R.*, Nowakunda, K., Barekye-Erima, R.*, Batte, M. and Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 2, number 879, pages 585-592, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Opening remarks and workshop objectives: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Banana Disease Surveillance in 7 Countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010, Robson, M. and Beed, F., 2010.
 
Optimised DNA capture protocols in the field, extraction and PCR diagnostics for Banana Xanthomonas Wilt and Banana Bunchytop virus using simple DNA capture kits, Ramathani, I., Valentine, N. and Beed, F., Abstract, p. 173 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Panama disease; recognition, impact and control methods: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Disease Surveillance in 7 countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010, Karangwa, P.* and Beed, F., 2010.
 
Pests threatening Musa biodiversity in the Great Lakes region of eastern Africa, Gold, C., Nankinga, C., Dochez, C., Tushemereirwe, W. K.*, Karamura, E. B.* and Karamura, D.*, in: Paper presented at: Musa in-situ Conservation Workshop, July 2002, Kampala, Uganda, 2003.
 
Plant and soil interactions between adjunct coffee and banana plots in Burundi: preliminary assessment in farmer field conditions., Nibasumba, A.*, Baret, P., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Plantain cultivation under West African conditions: a reference manual, Swennen, R., (IITA), 1990.
 
Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria, Ruhigwa, B. A., Gichuru, M., Swennen, R.+ and Tariah, N. M.*, in: Alley farming research and development: proceedings of an international conference on alley farming, 14-18 September 1992, pages 268-277, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1995.
 
Pre-empting plant-parasitic nematode losses on banana in Africa: which species do we target?, Coyne, D., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 828, pages 227-235, ISSN 0567-7572, 2009.
 
Keywords:Geographical distribution; pathotypes; Pratylenchus coffeae; Pratylenchus goodeyi; Radopholus similis

Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana diseases, Beed, F., Kubiriba, J.*, Mugalula, A.*, Kolowa, H.*, Bulili, S.*, Nduwayezu, A.*, Murekezi, C.*, Sakayoya, E.*, Ndayihanzamaso, P.*, Mulenga, R.*, Abass, M.*, Mathe, L.*, Masheka, B.*, Onyango, M.*, Omoto, E.*, Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Bouwmeester, H., Poster presented at the CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana diseases, Beed, F., Kubiriba, J.*, Mugalula, A.*, Kolowa, H.*, Bulili, S.*, Nduwayezu, A.*, Murekezi, C.*, Sakayoya, E.*, Ndayihanzamaso, P.*, Mulenga, R.*, Abass, M.*, Mathe, L.*, Masheka, B.*, Onyango, M.*, Omoto, E.*, Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Bouwmeester, H., p. 246. Abstract in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Production of transgenic Musa varieties for sub-Saharan Africa, Tripathi, L., Hughes, J. and Tenkouano, A., in: Paper Presented, Leuven, Belgium, 2002.
 
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.
 
Quality assessments of banana beverages in Rwanda, Kanyana, I., Ouma, E. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Rapid multiplication of plantain and banana; macropropagation techniques: a pictorial guide, Faturoti, B., Tenkouano, A., Lemchi, J. and Nnaji, N., 2002.
 
Rapid treatment of banana suckers for nematode management, Coyne, D. and Hauser, S., Abstract in South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 27(3), p. 259, 2010.
 
Recent advances and challenges in banana and plantain breeding, Tenkouano, A., in: Proceedings, Bangalore, India, 2002.
 
Shoot-tip culture for the propagation, conservation and exchange of Musa germplasm, Vuylsteke, D., International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR), 1989.
 
Soil-related effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi performance on banana (Musa spp.), Gaidashova, S.*, Van Asten, P., Delvaux, B., Elsen, A. and Declerck, S., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Spatial sampling of banana diseases in Eastern and Central Africa, Bouwmeester, H., Paper presentation, 2010.
 
Sustainable management of banana bacterial wilt banana cropping systems in East and Central Africa, Beed, F., Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and IITA Pathology, Kawanda, Uganda, , Meeting Presentation, 2010.
 
Sustainable management of banana bacterial wilt in East and Central Africa: Review of Completing Projects and Planning Next Steps, Ridar Hotel, Seeta, Uganda. 8 - 12 August, Beed, F., Nakato, V. and Ramathani, I., End of project workshop meeting presentation, 2011.
 
Technical manual on banana and plantain seed production, Njukwe, E., Tenkouano, A. and Amah, D., 2005.
 
The burrowing nematode of banana: strategies for controlling the uncontrollable, zum Felde, A., Mendoza, A., Cabrera, J. A., Kurtz, A., Schouten, A., Pocasangre, L. and Sikora, R., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 828, pages 101-108, ISSN 0567-7572, 2009.
 
The effect of application of organic matter during planting on growth of an East African highland cooking banana grown on two contrasting soils in south Kivu, eastern DR-Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Nzawele, D. B.*, Katunga, D.*, Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., in: Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology, volume 4, number 2, pages 15-16, ISSN 1752-3753, 2010.
 
The importance of banana (Musa sp) for food and nutrition security, Van Asten, P. and Staver, C., CCAFS Working Paper no. 23, pages 15-22, chapter 2, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012.
 
The International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN) in Africa: improving capacity for diagnosing diseases of banana (Musa spp.) and other African crops, Miller, S. A., Kinyua, Z. M.*, Beed, F., Harmon, C. L., Xin, J., Vergot, P., Momol, M. T., Gilbertson, R. and Garcia, L., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 1, number 879, pages 341-348, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
The potential benefits of GIS techniques in disease and pest control: an example based on a regional project in Central Africa, Bouwmeester, H., Abele, S., Manyong, V., Legg, C., Mwangi, M., Nakato, V., Coyne, D. and Sonder, K., in: Acta Horticulturae, volume 1, number 879, pages 333-340, ISSN 0567-7572, 2010.
 
Trade-offs in coffee and banana poly culture systems: Proceedings of ICRAF/CIRAD workshop on 'Management of functional diversity of landscapes in the context of the High Plateaus of East Africa (HPEA)', Nairobi, 22-23 November, 2011., Jassogne, L. and Van Asten, P., 2011.
 
Trainer's manual: a training course for banana farmers interested in growing tissue culture bananas, Lule, M., Dubois, T., Coyne, D., Kisitu, D.*, Kamusiime, H.* and Bbemba, J.*, 2013.
 
Trainer's manual: a training course on setting up and running a banana tissue culture nursery, Lule, M., Dubois, T., Coyne, D., Kisitu, D.*, Kamusiime, H.* and Bbemba, J.*, 2013.
 
Understanding and exploring the evolution of coffee-banana farming systems in Uganda: Proceedings of the 10th European International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Symposium, 2012., Bongers, G., Jassogne, L., Wanyama, I., Nibasumba, A.*, Mukasa, D. and Van Asten, P., 2012.
 
Use of DNA capture kits for diagnoses of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt and Banana Bunchy Top Disease, Ramathani, I., Nakato, V. and Beed, F., Poster presented at the CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Variations in on-farm plant densities and their impact on yield in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems: a case study of Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Annandale, J.*, Swennen, R.+, Bagabe, M. C.*, Sallah, P. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Virus detection in banana: a laboratory manual, Kumar, P. L., 2010.
 
Virus indexing and certification in clonal crops: the case of banana, Kumar, P. L., pages 1-10, chapter 7, ASARECA, 2010. [DOI]
 
Workshop expectations?: paper presentation at workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other contraints to banana production, Goma, 1-5 November, 2010. Goma, DRC, Beed, F., 2010.
 
Yield effects of tissue culture bananas in Kenya: accounting for selection bias and the role of complementary inputs. Courant Research Centre; Discussion Paper no. 82, Kabunga, N., Dubois, T. and Qaim, M., number 82, 2011.
 
Zero tillage mulch banana system, Van Asten, P., Muliele, T. and Veaux, H., Technical Sheet, 2009.
 
Antinutrients and heavy metals in new Nigerian Musa hybrid peels with emphasis on utilization in livestock production, Adeniji, T. A., Barimalaa, I. S.*, Tenkouano, A., Sanni, L. and Hart, A. D.*, in: Fruits, volume 63, number 2, pages 65-73, ISSN 0248-1294, 2008.
 
Abstract:
Introduction. A comparative study of antinutrients and heavy metals in the peels of five improved varieties of plantain and banana hybrids was investigated. Our aim was to provide information on plantain and banana peels that may circumvent huge losses during fruit processing by converting waste into wealth and health. Materials and methods. Four new plantain hybrids developed at the IITA, Nigeria, named PITA 14, PITA 17, PITA 24 and PITA 26, one cooking banana hybrid (BITA 3) and an African plantain landrace, Agbagba, were investigated. Antinutrient and heavy metal contents of the dried peels from the different cultivars were determined and the data were statistically analyzed. Results and discussion. The plantain hybrid PITA 14 differed significantly from other cultivars in saponin, tannin and oxalate. A significant difference was observed between PITA 17 in phytate compared with other cultivars. Cyanogenic glucosides found in PITA 17, PITA 26 and BITA 3 differed significantly from the values obtained in other cultivars. Both BITA 3 and Agbagba are significantly different from other cultivars in phenolic content, while PITA 24 and Agbagba differed significantly from other cultivars in lead. PITA 24 peels differed significantly from other cultivars in cadmium, but no significant difference was found among the different Musa varieties in mercury. Conclusion. In spite of the antinutritional properties ascribed to the various constituents investigated, the levels found in the peels of new Musa hybrids suggest that new varieties might not constitute a health hazard when ingested. Plantain and banana peels may be converted into livestock feeds, which will eventually provide protein and other nutrients to humans from consumption of meat and other products derived from the animals.