GM Banana


Current Research to Improve Bananas in the Philippines.

 

Research
Person(s) involved
Implementing Agency
Development of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) resistance in banana
V. M. Aquino
University of the Philippines Los Baños and the Institute of Plant Breeding (UPLB-IPB)
Biotechnology-assisted development of bunchy top virus resistance in banana by mutation breeding
O. P. Damasco
UPLB-IPB
Fingerprinting of Philippine banana germplasm
F. S. dela Cruz
UPLB-IPB
Somatic embryogenesis/ organogenesis in banana (Musa spp.) and calamansi
L. Pateña
UPLB-IPB
Development of plant growth enhancers and microbial antagonists of fungal pathogens in banana and papaya
A. D. Talens
UPLB and the National Crop Protection Center (NCPC)
Use of protoplast fusion and somaclonal variation in banana cultivar development
T. M. Espino
UPLB and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH)
Source: PCARRD
 

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Global Status of Approved Genetically Modified Plants -  [Click here]

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