Banana
Improvement
Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Induced Mutations
S. Mohan Jain: FAO/IAEA Joint Division, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Rony Swennen: Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Catholic
University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
ISBN 978-1-57808-340-4; 2004; 392 pages, 210 X 297 mm; US $ 123.20
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The book is based on the research and
development of tools, devised under a Coordinated Research Project of the
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section of the Joint Division FAO/IAEA, to
address the problems facing banana and plantain cultivation. The book
comprises 30 chapters by the experts and renowned scientists. The work is
divided into four sections.
Contents A. Cell and
Tissue Culture, and Mutation Induction . Banana cell and
tissue culture: A review:
H. Strosse et al.
.
Cryopreservation of banana tissues: Support for germplasm conservation and
banana improvement:
B. Panis et al.
. Mutation
induction in
Musa: N. Roux . Usefulness of embryogenic
cell suspension cultures for the induction and selection of mutations in
Musa spp.:
N. Roux et al.
. Analysis of induced
mutants of Philippine bananas with molecular markers:
D.M. Hautea et
al.
. Biotechnological approaches and
in vitro
mutagenesis for the improvement of banana:
M. Chai et al.
.
Banana improvement through gamma radiation and testing for banana bract
mosaic virus in Sri Lanka:
K. Hirimburegama et al.
.
Advances and perspectives for the genetic improvement of banana (
Musa
spp.) via biotechnological and nuclear techniques at INVIT:
J. Lopez
et al.
. Somaclonal variation in banana (
Musa acuminata
cv. Grande Naine). Genetic mechanism, frequency, and application as a tool
for clonal selection:
E. Khayat et al.
. Banana
protoplasts:
R. Haicour et al.
B. Pests and Diseases
. Genomics of two banana pathogens: Genetic diversity,
diagnostics, and phylogeny of
Mycosphaerella fijiensis and
M.
musicola:
C.M. Molina and
G. Kahl. Towards
a molecular understanding of
Mycosphaerella/banana interactions:
P. Balint-Kurti and
A.C.L. Churchill.
Experimental evidence of the
M. fijiensis toxin's action on banana
photosynthesis apparatus:
J.P. Busogoro et al.
.
Analysis of the mechanisms of action dealing with Mycosphaerella fijiensis
toxins during the development of Black leaf streak disease:
J.P.
Busogoro et al.
. Development of
in vitro
techniques for the elimination of cucumber mosaic virus from banana (
Musa
spp.):
B. Helliot et al.
. Recent developments in early
in vitro screening for resistance against migratory endoparasitic nematodes
in
Musa:
A. Elsen and
D. De Waele. .
Lectin binding to the banana parasitic nematode
Radopholus similes:
N. Wuyts et al.
. Early screening techniques for
Fusarium wilt resistance in banana micropropagated plants:
M. Chai
et al.
C. Molecular Cytogenetics . Molecular
cytogenetics and cytometry of banana (
Musa spp.):
J. Dolezel
et al.
. Cytogenetic and cytometric analysis of nuclear genome
in
Musa : J. Dolezel . Detecting ploidy level
instability of banana embryogenic cell suspension cultures by flow
cytometry:
N. Roux et al.
D. Genomics .
The banana genome in focus: A technical perspective:
G. Kahl .
Molecular characterization of genomes in
Musa and its applications:
M. Pillay et al.
. Application of the amplified
fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and the methylation-sensitive
amplification polymorphism (MSAP) techniques for the detection of DNA
polymorphism changes in DNA methylation in micropropagated bananas:
A.
James et al.
. An ultrasensitive luminescent detection
system in banana biotechnology: From promoter tagging to Southern
hybridization:
S.Remy et al.
. Discovery of functional
genes in
Musa: E. Khayat
. Early detection of dwarl-off-types in banana (Musa spp.) using AFLP,
TE-AFLP, and MSAP analysis:
I. Engelborghs et al.
. The global
Musa
genomic consortium: A boost for banana improvement:
E.A. Frison et
al.
E. Genetic Transformation and Others .
Agrobacterium- and particle bombardment-mediated transformation of a
wide range of banana cultivars:
G. Arinaitwe et al.
.
Banana improvement: Future perspectives:
J.V. Escalant and
S. M.
Jain
