Ebook: Banana breeding : progress and challenges

Content: General Plant Morphology of Musa Deborah Karamura, Eldad Karamura, and Guy Blomme Evolution and Genetic Relationships in Banana and Plantains Uma Subbaraya, Marimuthu S. Saraswathi, and Michael Pillay Genetic Resources for Banana Improvement Markku Hakkinen and Richard Wallace Genomes, Cytogenetics, and Flow Cytometry of Musa Michael Pillay and Abdou Tenkouano Genetics of Important Traits in Musa Eli Khayat and Rodomiro Ortiz Major Diseases of Banana Guy Blomme, Simon Eden-Green, Mohammed Mustaffa, Bartholemew Nwauzoma, and Raman Thangavelu Integrated Pest Management of Banana Thomas Dubois and Daniel L. Coyne Reproductive Biology Jeanie Anne Fortescue and David William Turner Breeding Techniques Abdou Tenkouano, Michael Pillay, and Rodomiro Ortiz Mutations and Cultivar Development of Banana Shri Mohan Jain, Bradley Till, Prasnna Suprasanna, and Nicolas Roux Biotechnology in Musa Improvement Leena Tripathi Genotype by Environment Interaction and Musa Improvement Rodomiro Ortiz and Abdou Tenkouano Quality Improvement of Cultivated Musa Edson Perito Amorim, Sebastiao de Oliveira e Silva, Vanusia Batista de Oliveira Amorim, and Michael Pillay Postharvest Processed Products from Banana Cherukatu Kalathil Narayana and Michael Pillay Propagation Methods in Musa Michael Pillay, Christopher A. Cullis, David Talengera, and Leena Tripathi Hybrid Distribution to Farmers: Adoption and Challenges Abdou Tenkouano, Michael Pillay, and Ousmane Coulibaly Molecular Breeding of Other Vegetatively Propagated Crops: Lessons for Banana Michael Pillay, Abdou Tenkouano, and Rodomiro Ortiz Future Prospects Rodomiro Ortiz, Michael Pillay, and Abdou Tenkouano Index