Gamma rays and carbon ion-beams irradiation for mutation induction to breed banana (Musa spp.), especially on response to Black Sigatoka Disease

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Banana (Musa spp.) is a worldwide extended crop growing in most of the countries located especially in the tropical and subtropical areas. FAO (2006) reported that the banana world export in 2004 was more than 15 million tones equivalent to more than $5 billion dollars. In the case of Ecuador, exportation in 2004 were more than 4.5 million tons from a harvested area of 216.510 ha, which represent 30% of the world export. Bananas and plantains are valuable export products in many countries of Central and South America (Upadhyay et al., 1991), but they are the primary food source for millions of people in many areas of the world, including Central Africa, Southwest Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean. People in these regions are generally faced with high population growth and recurring food shortages, conditions that augment the importance of high yield, low cost crops like bananas and …

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2007

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