Banana: Genomics and Transgenic Approaches for Genetic Improvement

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mohandas, Sukhada (Editor), Ravishankar, Kundapura V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant genetics.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.

Bananas and plantains are among the most important food and cash crops in the world. They are cultivated in more than 135 countries, across the tropics and subtropics, with an annual global production of ca. 130 million metric tonnes. Though bananas are one of the most important components of food s...