Diseases

Bastiaanse, H., De Lapeyre de Bellaire, L., Lassois, L., Misson, C., Jijakli, M.H. 2010. Integrated control of crown rot of banana with Candida oleophila strain O, calcium chloride and modified atmosphere packaging. Biological Control 53(1): 100-107.

Batlle Viera, A., Pérez Vicente, L. 2009. Variabilidad genética de las poblaciones de Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense en bananos y plátanos de Cuba. Fitosanidad 13(3): 169-186. (Abstract in English)

Carter, B.A., Reeder, R., Mgenzi, S.R., Kinyua, Z.M., Mbaka, J.N., Doyle, K., Nakato, V., Mwangi, M., Beed, F., Aritua, V., Lewis Ivey, M.L., Miller, S.A., Smith, J.J. 2010. Identification of Xanthomonas vasicola (formerly X. campestris pv. musacearum), causative organism of banana xanthomonas wilt, in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi. Plant Pathology 59(2): 403.
Also in Volume 19 of New Disease Reports

Côte, F.X., Galzi, S., Folliot, M., Lamagnère, Y., Teycheney, P.Y., Iskra Caruana, M.L. 2010. Micropropagation by tissue culture triggers differential expression of infectious endogenous Banana streak virus sequences (eBSV) present in the B genome of natural and synthetic interspecific banana plantains. Molecular Plant Pathology 11(1): 137-144.

Dita, M.A., Waalwijk, C., Buddenhagen, I.W., Souza, M.T., Kema, G.H.J. 2010. A molecular diagnostic for tropical race 4 of the banana fusarium wilt pathogen. Plant Pathology 59(2): 348-357.

Duduk, N., Ivanovic, M., Duduk, B. 2009. [SRP] Morfoloske, seroloske i molekularne analize prouzrokovaca antraknoze ploda banane. Morphological, serological and molecular analyses of anthracnose-causing agent on banana. Pesticidi i Fitomedicina 24(4): 281-286.

Edel Hermann, V., Brenot, S., Gautheron, N., Aimé, S., Alabouvette, C., Steinberg, C. 2009. Ecological fitness of the biocontrol agent Fusarium oxysporum Fo47 in soil and its impact on the soil microbial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 68(1): 37-45.

Fahleson, J., Nakyanzi, M., Okori, P., Seal, S., Kenyon, L., Dixelius, C. 2009. Genetic analysis of Mycosphaerella fijiensis in the Ugandan Lake Victoria region. Plant Pathology 58(5): 888-897.

Fourie, G., Steenkamp, E.T., Gordon, T.R., Viljoen, A. 2009. Evolutionary relationships among the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense vegetative compatibility groups. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75(14): 4770-4781.

Fu, H.C., Hu, J.M., Hung, T.H., Su, H.J., Yeh, H.H. 2009. Unusual events involved in banana bunchy top virus strain evolution. Phytopathology 99(7): 812-822.

Hidalgo, W., Duque, L., Saez, J., Arango, R., Gil, J., Rojano, B., Schneider, B., Otalvaro, F. 2009. Structure-activity relationship in the interaction of substituted perinaphthenones with Mycosphaerella fijiensis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 57(16): 7417-7421.

Hooks, C.R.R., Fukuda, S., Perez, E.A., Manandhar, R., Wang, K.H., Wright, M.G., Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Aphid transmission of banana bunchy top virus to bananas after treatment with a bananacide. Journal of Economic Entomology 102(2): 493-499.

Hooks, C.R.R., Manandhar, R., Perez, E.P., Wang, K.H., Almeida, R.P.P. 2010. Comparative susceptibility of two banana cultivars to banana bunchy top virus under laboratory and field environments. Journal of Economic Entomology 102(3): 897-904.

Huang, T.P., Yeh, Y., Tzeng, D.D.S. 2010. Heteroduplex mobility assay for identification and phylogenetic analysis of anthracnose fungi. Journal of Phytopathology 158(1): 46-55.

Koné, D., Badou, O.J., Bomisso, E.L., Camara, B., Ake, S. 2009. Activités in vitro de différents fongicides sur la croissance chez Mycosphaerella fijiensis var. difformis Stover et Dickson, Cladosporium musae Morelet et Deightoniella torulosa (Syd.) Ellis, parasites isolés de la phyllosphère des bananiers en Côte-d'Ivoire. In vitro activity of different fungicides on the growth in Mycosphaerella fijiensis var. difformis Stover and Dickson, Cladosporium musae Morelet et Deightoniella torulosa (Syd.) Ellis, isolated parasites of the banana phyllosphere in the Ivory Coast. Comptes Rendus Biologies 332(5): 448-455.

Kra, K.D., Diallo, H.A., Kouadio, Y.J. 2009. Activités antifongiques de l'extrait de Chromolaena odorata (L.) King and Robins sur deux isolats de Fusarium oxysporum (E.F. Sm.) responsables du jaunissement mortel des feuilles des bananiers. Journal of Applied Biosciences 24: 1488-1496. (Abstract in English)

Lassois, L., Bastiaanse, H., Chillet, M., Jullien, A., Jijakli, M.H., De Lapeyre de Bellaire, L. 2010. Hand position on the bunch and source-sink ratio influence the banana fruit susceptibility to crown rot disease. Annals of Applied Biology 156(2): 221-229.

Lewis Ivey, M.L., Tusiime, G., Miller, S.A. 2010. A polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in banana. Plant Disease 94(1): 109-114.

Li, J.G., Liu, H.X., Cao, J., Chen, L.F., Gu, C., Allen, C., Guo, J.H. 2010. PopW of Ralstonia solanacearum, a new two-domain harpin targeting the plant cell wall. Molecular Plant Pathology 11(3): 371-381.

Liu, H.Y., Dai, J.R., Feng, D.R., Liu, B., Wang, H.B., Wang, J.F. 2010. Characterization of a novel plantain Asr gene, MpAsr, that is regulated in response to infection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense and abiotic stresses. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 52(3): 315-323.

Ma, T.F., Yang, B., Yu, Y., Wang, Y.M., Liu, Y., Xu, Z., Liu, Y., Zhu, P.K., Zhang, W., Zhang, Z.B., Toyoda, H., Xu, L. 2009. Market disease pathogens detection of imported fruits in Shanghai. Agricultural Sciences in China 8(9): 1087-1096.

Mahbou Somo Toukam, G., Cellier, G., Wicker, E., Guilbaud, C., Kahane, R., Allen, C., Prior, P. 2009. Broad diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum strains in Cameroon. Plant Disease 93(11): 1123-1130.

Odipio, J., Tusiime, G., Tripathi, L., Aritua, V. 2009. Genetic homogeneity among Ugandan isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum revealed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology 8(21): 5652-5660.

Pérez Vicente, L., Batlle Viera, A., Chacon Benazet, J., Montenegro Moracén, V. 2009. Reacción de clones naturales e híbridos de la FHIA de bananos y plátanos a las poblaciones de cuba de Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, agente causal de la marchitez por Fusarium o mal de panamá. Fitosanidad 13(4): 237-242. (Abstract in English)

Pérez Vicente, L., Batlle Viera, A., Chacon Benazet, J., Montenegro Moracén, V. 2009. Eficacia de Trichoderma harzianum a34 en el biocontrol de Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, agente causal de la marchitez por Fusarium o mal de Panamá de los bananos en Cuba. Fitosanidad 13(4): 259-263. (Abstract in English)

Rispail, N., Di Pietro, A. 2010. The two-component histidine kinase Fhk1 controls stress adaptation and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum. Molecular Plant Pathology 11(3): 395-407.

Singh, B.R., Aminuddin, Al Khedhairy, A.A., Al Qurainy, F., Musarrat, J. 2009. Molecular diagnostics and phylogenetic analysis of Candidatus phytoplasma asteris (16SrI- aster yellow group) infecting banana (Musa spp.). African Journal of Biotechnology 8(21): 5819-5824.

Taechowisan, T., Chuaychot, N., Chanaphat, S., Wanbanjob, A., Tantiwachwutikul, P. 2009. Antagonistic effects of Streptomyces sp. SRM1 on Colletotrichum musae. Biotechnology 8(1): 86-92.

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Pests

Cabrera Motta, J.A. 2009. Isolation, characterization and interactions of soil microorganisms involved in the enhanced biodegradation of non-fumigant organophosphate nematicides. PhD thesis, Universität Bonn. Cuvillier Verlag, Göttigen.

Chabrier, C., Tixier, P., Duyck, P.F., Carles, C., Quénéhervé, P. 2010. Factors influencing the survivorship of the burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis (Cobb.) Thorne in two types of soil from banana plantations in Martinique. Applied Soil Ecology 44(2): 116-123.

Gaidashova, S.V., Van Asten, P., De Waele, D., Delvaux, B. 2009. Relationship between soil properties, crop management, plant growth and vigour, nematode occurrence and root damage in East African Highland banana-cropping systems: a case study in Rwanda. Nematology 11(6): 883-894.

Gnonhouri, P.G., Adiko, A., Kobenan, K., Ake, S. 2009. Longévité des bananeraies industrielles en relation avec le parasitisme des nématodes Radopholus similis et Pratylenchus coffeae en Côte d'Ivoire. Relationship between banana orchards longevity and infestation by the parasitic nematodes Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus coffeae in Côte d’Ivoire. Journal of Applied Biosciences 19: 1082-1093.

Guldner, L., Multigner, L., Héraud, F., Monfort, C., Thomé, J.P., Giusti, A., Kadhel, P., Cordier, S. 2010. Pesticide exposure of pregnant women in Guadeloupe: ability of a food frequency questionnaire to estimate blood concentration of chloredecone. Environmental Research 110(2): 146-151.

Haegeman, A., Elsen, A., De Waele, D., Gheysen, G. 2010. Emerging molecular knowledge on Radopholus similis, an important nematode pest of banana. Molecular Plant Pathology 11(3): 315-323.

Hartman, J.B., Vuylsteke, D., Speijer, P.R., Ssango, F., Coyne, D.L., De Waele, D. 2010. Measurement of the field response of Musa genotypes to Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicinctus and the implications for nematode resistance breeding. Euphytica 172(1): 139-148.

Jang, E.B., Siderhurst, M.S., Hollingsworth, R.G., Showalter, D.N., Troyer, E.J. 2010. Sex attractant for the banana moth, Opogona sacchari Bojer (Lepidoptera: Tineidae): provisional identification and field evaluation. Pest Management Science 66(4): 454-460.

Kiggundu, A., Muchwezi, J., Van der Vyver, C., Viljoen, A., Vorster, J., Schlüter, U., Kunert, K., Michaud, D. 2010. Deleterious effects of plant cystatins against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 73(2): 87-105.

Masanza, M., Gold, C.S., Van Huis, A., Ragama, P.E. 2009. Influence of plant and residue age on attraction, acceptance and larval survival of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 29(4): 171-179.

Sahayaraj, K., Kombiah, P. 2009. Olfactory responses of the banana weevil, Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) against pseudostem and its crude extract. Journal of Biopesticides 2(2): 173-176.

Santos, J.R.P., Teixeira, M.A., Cares, J.E., Faleiro, F.G., Costa, D.C. 2010. Contrastant banana accessions for resistance to the burrowing nematode, based on molecular markers RAPD. Euphytica 172(1): 13-20.

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Production systems

Anania, G. 2010. EU economic partnership agreements and WTO negotiations: a quantitative assessment of trade preference granting and erosion in the banana market. Food Policy 35(2): 140-153.

Ayala Silva, T., Schnell, R.J., Meerow, A.W., Brown, J.S., Gordon, G. 2009. A study on the morphological and physicochemical characteristics of five cooking bananas. Journal of Agronomy 8(1): 33-38.

Blazy, J.M., Tixier, P., Thomas, A., Ozier Lafontaine, H., Salmon, F., Wery, J. 2010. BANAD: A farm model for ex ante assessment of agro-ecological innovations and its application to banana farms in Guadeloupe. Agricultural Systems 103(4): 221-232.

Charlier, J.B., Moussa, R., Cattan, P., Cabidoche, Y.M., Voltz, M. 2009. Modelling runoff at the plot scale taking into account rainfall partitioning by vegetation: application to stemflow of banana (Musa spp.) plant. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2151-2168.

Galan Sauco, V., Robinson, J.C. 2010. Field establishment of in vitro-produced banana plants. Fruits 65(1): 43-51.

Jalloh, M.B., Harun, W.S.H., Talib, J., Ramlan, M.F., Amartalingam, R., Boon Sung, C.T., Ahmed, O.H. 2009. A simulation model estimates of the intercropping advantage of an immature-rubber, banana and pineapple system. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 4(3): 249-254.

Lassois, L., Busogoro, J.P., Jijakli, H. 2009. La banane : de son origine à sa commercialisation. Banana, from origin to market. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement 13(4): 575-586.

Mia, M.A.B., Shamsuddin, Z.H., Wahab, Z., Marziah, M. 2009. The effect of rhizobacterial inoculation on growth and nutrient accumulation of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under low N-fertilizer regime. African Journal of Biotechnology 8(21): 5855-5866.

Muyanga, M. 2009. Smallholder adoption and economic impacts of tissue culture banana in Kenya. African Journal of Biotechnology 8(23): 6548-6555.

Nyombi, K. 2010. Understanding growth of East Africa highland banana: experiments and simulation. PhD thesis. Wageningen University, Wageningen.

Ouma, E., Jagwe, J., Aiko, G., Abele, S. 2010. Determinants of smallholder farmers' participation in banana markets in Central Africa: the role of transaction costs. Agricultural Economics 41(2): 111-122.

Perin, A., Guerra, J.G.M., Azevedo Espindola, J.A., Teixeira, M.G., Busquet, R.N.B. 2009. Desempenho de bananeiras consorciadas com leguminosas herbáceas perenes. Banana plant performance intercropping with perennial herbaceous legumes. Ciência e Agrotecnologia 33(6): 1511-1517.

Rhino, B., Dorel, M., Tixier, P., Risède, J.M. 2010. Effect of fallows on population dynamics of Cosmopolites sordidus: toward integrated management of banana fields with pheromone mass trapping (p). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 12(2): 195-202.

Robinson, J.C., Galan Sauco, V. 2009. Nursery hardening of in vitro-produced banana plants. Fruits 64(6): 383-392.

Sadom, L., Tomekpé, K., Folliot, M., Côte, F.X. 2010. Comparaison de l'efficacité de deux méthodes de multiplication rapide de plants de bananier à partir de l'étude des caractéristiques agronomiques d'un hybride de bananier plantain (Musa spp.). Comparison of the effectiveness of two vegetative propagation methods for banana trees from the study of the agronomic characteristics of a hybrid of plantain (Musa spp.). Fruits 65(1): 3-9.

Traoré, S., Kobenan, K., Kouassi, K.S., Gnonhouri, P.G. 2009. Systèmes de culture du bananier plantain et méthodes de lutte contre les parasites et ravageurs en milieu paysan en Côte d'Ivoire. Plantain cultivation systems and pests management by smallholder producers in Côte d’Ivoire.
Journal of Applied Biosciences 19: 1094-1101.

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Postharvest properties and uses

Amer, B.M.A., Hossain, M.A., Gottschalk, K. 2010. Design and performance evaluation of a new hybrid solar dryer for banana. Energy Conversion and Management 51(4): 813-820.

Anwar, J., Umer, S., Waheed uz Zaman, Salman, M., Dar, A., Anwar, S. 2010. Removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from water by adsorption on peels of banana. Bioresource Technology 101(6): 1752-1755.

Azoubel, P.M., Baima, M.A.M., Amorim, M.R., Oliveira, S.S.B. 2010. Effect of ultrasound on banana cv 'Pacovan' drying kinetics. Journal of Food Engineering 97(2): 194-198.

Baiyeri, K.P., Ede, A.E., Otitoju, G.T., Mbah, O., Agbo, E., Tenkouano, A., Faturoti, B.O. 2009. Evaluation of iron, zinc, potassium and proximate qualities of five Musa genotypes. Journal of Applied Biosciences 18: 1003-1008.

Carmona Garcia, R., Aguirre Cruz, A., Yee Madeira, H., Bello Pérez, L.A. 2009. Dual modification of banana starch: partial characterization. Starch 61(11): 656-664.

Elanthikkal, S., Gopalakrishnapanicker, U., Varghese, S., Guthrie, J.T. 2010. Cellulose microfibres produced from banana plant wastes: isolation and characterization. Carbohydrate Polymers 80(3): 852-859.

Falade, K.O., Olugbuyi, A.O. 2010. Effects of maturity and drying method on the physico-chemical and reconstitution properties of plantain flour. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 45(1): 170-178.

Gibert, O., Giraldo, A., Uclés Santos, J.R., Teresa Sanchez, T., Fernandez, A., Bohuon, P., Reynes, M., Gonzalez, A., Pain, J.P., Dufour, D. 2010. A kinetic approach to textural changes of different banana genotypes (Musa sp.) cooked in boiling water in relation to starch gelatinization. Journal of Food Engineering 98(4): 471-479.

De Godoy, A., Cordenunsi, B.R., Lajolo, F.M., Oliveira do Nascimento, J.R. 2010. Differential display and suppression subtractive hybridization analysis of the pulp of ripening banana. Scientia Horticulturae 124(1): 51-56.

Gonzalez Montelongo, R., Lobo, M.G., Gonzalez, M. 2010. The effect of extraction temperature, time and number of steps on the antioxidant capacity of methanolic banana peel extracts. Separation and Purification Technology 71(3): 347-355.

Guimaraes, J.L., Wypych, F., Saul, C.K., Ramos, L.P., Satyanarayana, K.G. 2010. Studies of the processing and characterization of corn starch and its composites with banana and sugarcane fibers from Brazil. Carbohydrate Polymers 80(1): 130-138.

Izidoro, D.R., Scheer, A.P., Sierakowsk, M.R. 2009. Rheological properties of emulsions stabilized by green banana (Musa cavendishii) pulp fitted by power law model. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 56(2): 1541-1553.

Kadam, D.M., Dhingra, D. Mass transfer kinetics of banana slices during osmo-convective drying. Journal of Food Process Engineering. (2010), doi.org/10.1111/J.1745-4530.2009.00373.X

Kesari, R., Trivedi, P.K., Nath, P. 2010. Gene expression of pathogenesis-related protein during banana ripening and after treatment with 1-MCP. Postharvest Biology and Technology 56(1): 64-70.

Li, K., Fu, S., Zhan, H., Zhan, Y., Lucia, L.A. 2010. Analysis of the chemical composition and morphological structure of banana pseudostem. BioResources 5(2): 576-585.

Mas Haris, M.R.H., Sathasivam, K. 2009. The removal of methyl red from aqueous solutions using banana pseudostem fibers. American Journal of Applied Sciences 6(9): 1690-1700.

Moradinezhad, F., Sedgley, M., Able, A.J. 2010. Effect of pre-ripening chilling temperatures on ripening, shelf life and quality of bananas treated with 1-methylcyclopropene. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 45(2): 312-318.

Oviedo Zumaqué, L., Mantilla, C.L., Mizger Pantoja, M. 2009. Levaduras autóctonas con capacidad fermentativa en la producción de etanol a partir de pulpa de excedentes de plátano Musa (AAB Simmonds) en el departamento de Córdoba, Colombia. Autoctonous yeasts having fermentation ability in producing ethanol from Musa (AAB Simmonds) plantain surplus pulp in the Córdoba department of Colombia. Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología 11(1): 40-47.

Paul, S.A., Sinturel, C., Joseph, K., Mathew, G.D.G., Pothan, L.A., Thomas, S. 2010. Dynamic mechanical analysis of novel composites from commingled polypropylene fiber and banana fiber. Polymer Engineering and Science 50(2): 384-395.

Qiu, L.P., Zhao, G.L., Wuc, H., Jiang, L., Li, X.F., Liu, J.J. 2010. Investigation of combined effects of independent variables on extraction of pectin from banana peel using response surface methodology. Carbohydrate Polymers (GBR) 80(2): 326-331.

Salman, J.M., Hameed, B.H. 2010. Removal of insecticide carbofuran from aqueous solutions by banana stalks activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials 176(1-3): 814-819.

Tock, J.Y., Lai, C.L., Lee, K.T., Tan, K.T., Bhatia, S. 2010. Banana biomass as potential renewable energy resource: a Malaysian case study. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14(2): 798-805.

Yadav, R.B., Yadav, B.S., Kalia, N. 2010. Development and storage studies on whey-based banana herbal (Mentha arvensis) beverage. American Journal of Food Technology 5(2): 121-129.

Zhang, H., Yang, S., Joyce, D.C., Jiang, Y.M., Qu, H., Duan, D. 2010. Physiology and quality response of harvested banana fruit to cold shock. Postharvest Biology and Technology 55(3): 154-159.

Zamudio Flores, P.B., Bautista Banos, S., Salgado Delgado, R., Bello Pérez, L.A. 2009. Effect of oxidation level on the dual modification of banana starch: the mechanical and barrier properties of its films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 112(2): 822-829.

Zamudio Flores, P.B., Vargas Torres, A., Salgado Delgado, R., Bello Pérez, L.A. 2010. Influence of the oxidation and acetylation of banana starch on the mechanical and water barrier properties of modified starch and modified starch/chitosan blend films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 115(2): 991-998.

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Phytochemistry

Jitsaeng, K., Paetz, C., Schneider, B. 2010. Phenylphenalenones from Musa cv. 'Thepanom' (BBB). Records of Natural Products 4(1): 26-30.

Otalvaro, F., Jitsaeng, K., Munde, T., Echeverri, F., Quinones, W., Schneider, B. 2010. O-Methylation of phenylphenalenone phytoalexins in Musa acuminata and Wachendorfia thyrsiflora. Phytochemistry 71(2/3): 206-213.

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