Biblio

2025
Van den Broeck S, Ngapout Y, Panis B, Vanderschuren H.  2025.  An Agrobacterium-mediated base editing approach generates transgene-free edited banana. New Phytologist.
Kemigisa J, Arinaitwe IKabiita, Kubiriba J, Tugume AK, Tumuhimbise R.  2025.  Analysis of selected diploid banana genotypes for resistance to weevil damage and pollen quantity as key elements of banana breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16:1620276.
Rouard M, Blomme G, Ocimati W, Sardos J, Omondi A, Oliva R, Ruas M, Vargas J, Zheng S-J, Panis B et al..  2025.  A Ready-to-use TR4-resilient subset.
Thangavelu R, Loganathan M, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS, Uma S, Edwinraj E, Durai P, Nithya B, Roux N, Selvarajan R.  2025.  Screening of exotic banana accessions for their resistance to fusarium wilt race 1 and tropical race 4 in India. Scientific Reports. 15:25060.
Martin G, Istace B, Baurens F-C, Belser C, Hervouet C, Labadie K, Cruaud C, Noel B, Guiougou C, Salmon F et al..  2025.  Unravelling genomic drivers of speciation in Musa through genome assemblies of wild banana ancestors. Nature Communications. 16:961.
Jolivet C, Abadie C, Bohrer M, Ravel S, Mejias J, Seidel M, Efile J-C, Roussel V, Pages C, Lubin N et al..  2025.  Variation in Quantitative Resistance Components to the Fungus Pseudocercospora fijiensis Causing Black Leaf Streak Disease Among Banana Genotypes. Plant Pathology. n/a
2024
Zeng H, Huang B, Xu L, Wu Y.  2024.  Banana Classification Using Sanger Sequencing of the Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Region. Plants. 13:2173.
Backiyarani S, Uma S, Agarwal DK, Durai P, Thangavelu R, Giribabu P, Anuradha C, Padmanaban B, S Perianayagaraj E, Saraswathi MS et al..  2024.  Broadening the genetic base of the diploids with biotic resistance to accelerate banana (Musa acuminata L.) breeding. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 84:280–291.
Vepowo CKendine, Newilah GNgoh, Mananga M-J, Kamgo DFangueng, Ngouno ATakam, Gouado I, Dufour D, Bouniol A.  2024.  Cooking mode and ripening stage influence physicochemical and nutritional properties of boiled plantain pulps. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 104:4818–4828.
Nowakunda K, Khakasa E, Ceballos H, Kenneth A, Tumuhimbise R, Bugaud C, Asasira M, Uwimana B, Bouniol A, Nuwamanya E et al..  2024.  East African highland cooking banana: towards an efficient selection of hybrids with user-preferred food quality traits. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 104:4551–4560.
Subbaraya U, Iyyakutty R, Mayilvaganan M., Thanagvelu R., Karpagam C..  2024.  Evaluations of ITC accessions for their reaction to Foc R1 and TR4. :5-10.
Akech V, Bengtsson T, Ortiz R, Swennen R, Uwimana B, Ferreira CF, Amah D, Amorim EP, Blisset E, Van den Houwe I et al..  2024.  Genetic diversity and population structure in banana (Musa spp.) breeding germplasm. The Plant Genome. :e20497.
Sardos J, Cenci A, Martin G, Breton C, Guignon V, Van den Houwe I, Mendez Y, Sachter-Smith Gl, Chase R, Ruas M et al..  2024.  Painting the diversity of a world′ s favourite fruit: A next generation catalogue of cultivated bananas. Plants, People and Planet. :2024–05.
Bayo SJ, Massawe V, Ndakidemi PA, Venkataramana P, Mlaki A, Mduma H, Jomanga K, Swennen R, Brown A.  2024.  Pollen Amount and Viability in Mchare and Selected Wild (AA) Banana (Musa acuminata) Genotypes: Prospects for Breeding. HortScience. 59:632–638.
Berankova D, Čížková J, Majzlíková G, Doležalová A, Mduma H, Brown A, Swennen R, Hřibová E.  2024.  Striking variation in chromosome structure within Musa acuminata subspecies, diploid cultivars, and F1 diploid hybrids. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15:1387055.
Newilah GNgoh, Vepowo CKendine, Nzimi RNya, Kengne CKuate, Ngouno ATakam, Nana CKarim, Meli VMeli, Gouado I, Dufour D, Mbeguie-A-Mbeguie D.  2024.  User preferences and consumer acceptability of boiled plantain in rural and urban localities in Cameroon. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 104:4838–4850.
2023
Nkoulou LFort Mbo, Ninla LArchange T, Cros D, Martin G, Ndiang Z, Houegban J, Ngalle HBille, Bell JMartin, Achigan-Dako EG.  2023.  Analysis of genetic diversity and agronomic variation in banana sub-populations for genomic selection under drought stress in Southern Benin. Gene. 859:147210.
Birt HWG, Pattison AB, Skarshewski A, Daniells J, Raghavendra A, Dennis PG.  2023.  The core fungal microbiome of banana (Musa spp.). Frontiers in Microbiology. 14
Madalla NA, Swennen R, Brown A, Carpentier S, Van den Bergh I, Crichton R, Marimo P, Weltzien E, Massawe C, Shimwela M et al..  2023.  Farmers' preferences for East African highland cooking banana 'Matooke' hybrids and local cultivars. Agriculture & Food Security. 12:2.
Natarajan RB, Pathania P, Singh H, Agrawal A, Subramani R.  2023.  A Flow Cytometry-Based Assessment of the Genomic Size and Ploidy Level of Wild Musa Species in India. Plants. 12:3605.
Martin G, Baurens F-C, Labadie K, Hervouet C, Salmon F, Marius F, Paulo-de-la-Reberdiere N, Van den Houwe I, Aury J-M, D’Hont A et al..  2023.  Shared pedigree relationships and transmission of unreduced gametes in cultivated banana. Annals of Botany.
Dzoyem CUlrich Dzo, Kapuku LIbobondji, Ndiang Z, Tchabong GRomaric Ng, Youmbi E, Bakry F.  2023.  Suppression of female flowers and pollen fertility of male flowers of banana plants. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira. 58:e03376.
Xie W-Z, Zheng Y-Y, He W, Bi F, Li Y, Dou T, Zhou R, Guo Y-X, Deng G, Zhang W et al..  2023.  Two haplotype-resolved genome assemblies for AAB allotriploid bananas provide insights into banana subgenome asymmetric evolution and Fusarium wilt control. Plant Communications.
Eyland D, Gambart C, Swennen R, Carpentier S.  2023.  Unravelling the diversity in water usage among wild banana species in response to vapour pressure deficit. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14
Cenci A, Martin G, Breton C, D’Hont A, Yahiaoui N, Sardos J, Rouard M.  2023.  Visualizing and inferring chromosome segregation in the pedigree of an improved banana cultivar (Gold Finger) with genome ancestry mosaic painting. Horticulturae. 9:1330.