Banana21: From Gene Discovery to Deregulated Golden Bananas
Uganda is a tropical country with a population in excess of 30 million, >80% of whom live in rural areas. Bananas (Musa spp.) are the staple food of Uganda with the East African Highland banana, a cooking banana, the primary starch source. Unfortunately, these bananas are low in pro-vitamin A...
Main Authors: | Jean-Yves Paul, Robert Harding, Wilberforce Tushemereirwe, James Dale |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00558/full |
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