Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the
world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture …

Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the most important staple food crops which provide nutrition
and income for the millions of farmers worldwide, especially in tropical regions. Asia being …

Of the various fibers obtained from natural sources, fibers obtained from abaca offer a great
potential to be used as a renewable bio-resource for various industrial or extra-industrial …

This chapter describes viral diseases of banana (Musa and Ensete), providing information
on their economic impact, distribution, history, symptoms, causal agent, disease cycle and …

Resistance to different stresses of banana are much needed, therefore, introductions of new
and healthy clones are required. Applications of in vitro mutagenesis are considered as the …

Two abaca hybrids namely, Hybrid 2 and Hybrid 7, which were derived from a cross
between the resistant wild banana (Musa balbisiana) var. Pacol and the susceptible abaca …

Two abaca hybrids, namely, Hybrid 2 and Hybrid 7, which were derived from a cross
between the resistant wild banana 'Pacol'and the susceptible 'Abuab'abaca, were evaluated …

Biotic stresses are a severe threat to crop yield. A few pathogens and insects have
succeeded in affecting the plants severely and ultimately leading to the vast economic loss …

Banana and Plantain (hereinafter referred to as banana) belongs to the genus Musa, family
Musaceae, the fourth most important food crop in the world after rice, maize and wheat. India …

Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the
world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture …