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The fourth ISHS-ProMusa symposium was organized as part of the 29th International Horticultural Congress held in Brisbane, Australia, from 18 to 20 August 2014. The theme of the symposium was Unravelling the banana's genomic potential. This page also includes presentations on bananas given in other symposia.
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OPENING KEYNOTE
Angélique D’Hont, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, France
THEME 1: MUSA DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Keynote
Uma Subbaraya, National Research Centre for Banana, India
Understanding the diversity and reproductive biology of banana – for improvement through basic research (PDF 1.1 MB)
Oral presentations
Rhiannon Crichton, Bioversity International, France
Checklist of banana cultivars (PDF 1.4 MB)
Agus Sutanto, Indonesian Tropical Fruit Research Institute, Indonesia
Jeff Daniells, Department Of Agriculture, Fisheries And Forestry, Australia
Guy Blomme, Bioversity International, Uganda
Brian Irish, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA
Evaluation and characterization of banana (Musa ssp.) at the USDA-ARS tropical agriculture research station (PDF 1.7 MB)
Babita Dussoruth, Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU), Mauritius
Genetic diversity study of banana accessions in Mauritius using low-cost SNP’s detection technology (PDF 834 kB)
Sumali Jayaweera, Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Sri Lanka
Genetic diversity and population structure of wild banana (Musa balbisiana) populations in Sri Lanka (PDF 1.14 MB)
THEME 2: MUSA HOST REACTION TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESS
Keynotes
Altus Viljoen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Sebastien Carpentier, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
The quest for drought tolerant varieties: phenotyping the Musa biodiversity at plant and cellular level (PDF 1.76 MB)
Oral presentations
Rob Miller, Universidade de Brasília (UNB), Brazil
Development of microsatellite markers for genes related to defence responses in Musa acuminata (PDF 1.8 MB)
Elisabeth Aitken, University of Queensland (UQ), Australia
Identifying resistance to Fusarium wilt in banana (Pdf 514 kB)
Reuben Tendo Ssali, National Agricultural Research Organization - Uganda (NARO), Uganda
Identification of DaRT markers for the Fusarium wilt resistance gene, pd1, in Musa by bulk segregant analysis (PDF 867 kB)
E. Czislowski, University of Queensland (UQ), Australia
Agustin Molina, Bioversity International, Philippines
Uma Subbaraya, National Research Centre for Banana, India
Identification of Mycosphaerella eumusae responsive unique genes/transcripts from resistant banana cultivar
Backyiarani Suthanthiram, National Research Centre For Banana (ICAR)
Genome and transcriptome wide analysis of WRKY transcription factors for Pratylenchus coffeae resistance in banana
Jennifer Ann Harikrishna, University of Malaya, Malaysia
The banana salt stress transcriptome: large and small RNA expression in stressed banana (PDF 1.5 MB)
Cláudia Ferreira, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA ), Brazil
Histological characterization of banana (Musa spp.) genotypes submitted to water deficit (PDF 766 kB)
THEME 3: MUSA CROP IMPROVEMENT FOR HOST REACTION AND QUALITY
Keynote
Frédéric Bakry, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, France
Oral presentations
Pierre-Yves Teycheney, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France
How genomics fuel breeding : unraveling the structure of infectious eBSV lead to the end of the BSV constraint for breeding banana interspecific hybrids
Jerome Kubiriba, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda
Transgenic resistance to both the Fusarium wilt and black leaf streak of banana
Walter Ocimati, Bioversity International, Uganda
Edson Perito Amorim, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA ), Brazil
Edson Perito Amorim, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA ), Brazil
Haya Friedman, Volcani Center, Israel
Ripening programs in banana peel and pulp and the role of MaMADs2 transcriptional regulator
THEME 4: NEW CULTIVARS FOR FARMERS AND CONSUMERS (ON-FARM EVALUATION, RELEASE AND ADOPTION)
Keynote
James Dale, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Bananas: an attractive vehicle to improve human health and nutrition
Oral presentations
Beatrice Ekesa, Bioversity International, Uganda
Sensory evaluation of vitamin-a rich Musa cultivars on trial in Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (PDF 599 kB)
Agustin Molina, Bioversity International, Philippines
Field resistance to Fusarium wilt (TR4) of Cavendish somaclone variants and local cultivars in the Philippines (PDF 2.5 MB)
Jerome Kubiriba, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda
The performance of released East African highland bananas on farmers’ fields and need for further improvement
Eldad Karamura, Bioversity International, Uganda
Introduced banana hybrids in Africa: seed systems, farmers’ experience and consumers’ perspectives (PDF 837 kB)
Inge Van den Bergh, Bioversity International, France
THEME 5: INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT AND VALUE CHAINS
Keynote
David Turner, University Western Australia, Australia
Oral presentations
Naomi King, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
Nancy Chaves, Bioversity International, Costa Rica
Miguel Dita, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA ), Brazil
Exploring root-associated endophyte microorganisms from Musa spp. for enhancing plant health (PDF 2.64 MB)
Pauline Deltour, Ghent University, Belgium
Induction of suppressive soil spots to Fusarium wilt in banana in an agroforestry system in Brazil (PDF 749 kB)
Dennis Ochola, Bioversity International, Uganda
Anthony Webster, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Using computer simulation modelling to examine nitrogen losses to water from banana production (PDF 824 kB)
Juliet Nakakawa, Bioversity International, Uganda
William Tinzaara, Bioversity International, Uganda
Stewart Lindsay, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
Manjunath Girigowda, Plant Cell Biotechnology Department, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, India
Post-harvest treatment of Cavendish Banana with Nitric Oxide Enhances Shelf-Life through the Regulation of Polyamines (PDF 862 kB)
Guy Blomme: Altitude effect on plantain growth and yield during four production cycles in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (PDF 457 kB)
Matthieu Chabannes: Unravelling the structure of integrated Banana Streak Virus sequences (ebsv) allow markers assisted selection of Musa germplasm devoid of infectious ebsv (PDF 987 kB)
Rachel Chase: The Genetic Integrity Exercise: a cooperative approach to the management of the ITC Musa collection (PDF 954 kB)
Nancy Chaves: Interaction of Radopholus similis and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.cubense in banana (PDF 651 kB)
Cláudia Ferreira: Multivariate analysis in the characterization of banana germplasm (PDF 570 kB)
François Iradukundu: Strategies for Managing Banana Bunchy Top Disease in the Rusizi Valley, Burundi (PDF 562 kB)
Didier Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié: Expression of Mads Genes in Harvested Bananas Fruit in Relation to Finger Drop Process (PDF 856 kB)
Deborah Nabuuma : Addressing Vitamin A deficiencies in Eastern Africa through Musa-based foods (PDF 534 kB)
Kathy Parmenter: Persistence of infectivity in herbicide/aphicide-injected Banana bunchy top virus infected plants (PDF 806kB)
Alice Simbare: Unraveling the Secrets of Banana Bunchy top Diseasein Burundi: Vector Varietal Preference and Altitude Effects (PDF 610 kB)
Vida Grace Sinohin: Identifying VCG Diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense that Affects the Bananas in the Philippines (PDF 1 MB)
Peizheng Wang: Preliminary analysis of association of wilt disease resistance gene in banana (PDF 164 kB)
Oral presentations
Luud Clercx: Towards Biological Control of Red Rust Thrips In Organic and Conventional Banana (PDF 1.7 MB)
Hans-Willem Van der Waal: Grapefruit Seeds as Postharvest Agents in Organic Agriculture (PDF 991 kB)
Bart Panis: GMOs in Horticulture – Exciting Opportunities or Dead End?: A Case Study on Banana (PDF 1.5 MB)
Mary Mwangi: Adoption of Banana Tissue culture and Nutrient Enhancement Technologies to curb the HIV-Poverty - Malnutrition cycle Among People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs) in the Lake Victoria Basin (PDF 1.4 MB)
Poster presentations
Suren Samuelian: Effect of temperature and fungicides on black-end rot of banana (PDF 988 kB)
Mauricio Antonio Coelho Filho: Water Use Efficiency in Bananas Pome Type Crops Using Empirical Coefficient Based on Leaf Area (PDF 598 kB)
Luud Clercx; Water Footprint Assessment of Bananas Produced by Small Banana Farmers in Peru and Ecuador (PDF 504 kB)
Steven Oosthuyse: Nutrient Salt Balance Differences on The Growth of Potted Banana, Orange or Tomato Plants Growing in Sand or Sand/Calcium Carbonate and Where Conditions are Highly Saline (PDF 558 kB)
GENERAL PROMUSA WORKSHOP
The workshop was organized by the ProMusa secretariat and Steering Committee
Presentations:
Inge Van den Bergh: ProMusa workshop overview (PDF 750 kB)
Inge Van den Bergh: Results of a study to assess the impact of the network and its online resources (PDF 551 kB)
Anne Vézina: ProMusa online resources (PDF 2.5 MB)
BANANA STREAK VIRUSES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE USE OF GERMPLASM
The workshop was organized by John Thomas and the MusaNet Conservation thematic group. It was the continuation of a discussion started by Australian virologist Andrew Geering at the 2007 ISHS-ProMusa symposium, which was summarized in a ProMusa blog.
Presentations:
John Thomas: Banana streak viruses and the distribution of genebank material (PDF 231 kB)
Andrew Geering: Risks associated with distributing banana streak viruses infected plants held at the ITC (PDF 160 kB)
Bart Panis: BSV and ITC: responsibilities of importers and exporters of the germplasm (PDF 768 kB)
Pierre-Yves Teycheney: BSVs and their impact on the use of germplasm - possible alternatives to using this germplasm (PDF 460 kB)
report:
The workshop was organized by Altus Viljoen, Gus Molina, Aristoteles Pires de Matos, Charles Staver and Diemuth Pemsl.
Presentations:
Gus Molina: Fusarium wilt: occurrence, impact, R&D and mitigation measures in Asia-Pacific ( PDF 2.2 MB)
Altus Viljoen: Bananas at risk? The threat of Fusarium wilt (Foc TR4) in Africa and beyond (PDF 952 kB)
Hildegard Garming: Investment decisions in banana research (PDF 1.2 MB)
Miguel Dita: Potential introduction and impact of Foc TR4 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Current status of National and Regional Initiatives (PDF 3.9 MB)