Banana research needs and opportunities; Overview of the banana improvement project; Portfolio of projects; Summary and recommendations.

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This 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 Join

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Focus on key issues in expanding the genetic base for Musa, including, exploiting current collections of germplasm and collecting and evaluating wild Musa speci