CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas - RTB
Overview: BA2.2.5 - Accelerated, targeted breeding methods for end-user-preferred traits
Leader:
Sebastien Carpentier, Bioversity International - Bioversity
Coleader: Rony Swennen, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITA
Team
members: 3
Partner
organizations: 8
Budget 2025
USD :
0
Outputs: 14
Activity/Product Description
2022
Atlas
Outputs
| Code | Type | Output Name | Leader | Co-leader | Deliverables | Commodity | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA2.2.5.1 |
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Breeding for improved Matoke (triploid) bananas | Allan Brown | Rony Swennen | 18 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.1 |
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Seed germination ecology of banana crop wild relative Musa spp. | Rony Swennen | 3 | Banana | ||
| BA2.2.5.1 |
|
Overcoming the fertility crisis in bananas | Rony Swennen | 3 | Banana | ||
| BA2.2.5.10 |
|
Genetics of structural heterozygosity deciphered | Angelique D'hont | Guillaume Martin | 2 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.11 |
|
Genomic and genetic support of dwarfism in banana characterized | Perrier Xavier | Kodjo Tomekpe | 2 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.12 |
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Heredity and genetic determinism of dwarfism at diploid and polyploid levels elucidated | Kodjo Tomekpe | 1 | Banana | ||
| BA2.2.5.13 |
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MAS developed for agronomical and fruit quality traits | Sebastien Ricci | Salmon Frederic | 3 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.14 |
|
Genetic potential of highland banana landrace diploids elucidated | Deborah Karamura | Rachel Chase | 14 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.2 |
|
Breeding for improved Mchare (diploid) | Allan Brown | Rony Swennen | 10 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.3 |
|
Breeding plantains for higher yield and consumer acceptability | Delphine Amah | Amos Alakonya | 23 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.4 |
|
Genetics of resistance againts 3 target pests and diseases determined in banana, facilitating development of molecular markers for banana breeding | Brigitte Uwimana | Allan Brown | 12 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.5 |
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SNP-based genomic predictive models for breeding for yield and agronomic traits in Matoke developed | Allan Brown | Brigitte Uwimana | 8 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.8 |
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Genetics of eBSV regulation understood | Matthieu Chabannes | Marie-Line Caruana | 7 | Banana | |
| BA2.2.5.9 |
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Genetic bases of banana-BLSD interaction deciphered | Francoise Carreel | 5 | Banana |
Training
| Training Type | Title | Subject | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Training | National Face to face Training Course on Good agricultural practices (GAP) for banana in (Burundi) (Male: 36, Female: 30) | Good agricultural practices (GAP) for banana | 2018-04-12 | 2018-04-13 |
Key Results
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Innovations
Partners
Bioversity International-Bioversity
Italy, Fiumicino
CGIAR Center/Program (Center)
http://www.bioversityinternational.org
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-IITA
Nigeria, Ibadan
CGIAR Center/Program (Center)
http://www.iita.org/
The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development-CIRAD
France, Paris
International Agricultural Research Centers
http://www.cirad.fr
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences-SLU
Sweden, Uppsala
Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)
http://www.slu.se/en/
University of Malaya
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)
https://www.um.edu.my
University of Port Harcourt-UPH
Nigeria, Port Harcourt
Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)
http://www.uniport.edu.ng/
University of Queensland-UQ
Australia, Brisbane
Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)
https://www.uq.edu.au/
