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1. Effects of Mulching on Biomass, Nutrients, and Soil Water in Banana Inoculated with Nematodes

Author:
Beverly D. McIntyre; Paul R. Speijer; Susan J. Riha; Fred Kizito
Source:
Agronomy journal 2000 v.92 no.6 pp. 1081-1085
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
Helicotylenchus multicinctus; Musa; Radopholus similis; agronomy; bananas; biomass; exchangeable potassium; mulches; mulching; necrosis; porosity; soil fertility; soil organic carbon; soil treatment; soil water; tropical agriculture; Uganda
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to determine whether mulching mitigated the impact of nematodes on banana (Musa AAA) inoculated with Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne and Helicotylenchus multicinctus (Cobb) Golden. The study was conducted at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's (IITA's) Sendusu station, Uganda. Treatments included mulched and bare soil with or without nematode inoculat ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj2000.9261081x

2. Growth of micropropagated bananas colonized by root-organ culture produced arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi entrapped in Ca- alginate beads

Author:
Jaizme-Vega, M.C.; Rodriguez-Romero, A.S.; Hermoso, C.M.; Declerck, S.
Source:
Plant and soil 2003 v.254 no.2 pp. 329-335
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
nutrient content; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; mycorrhizal fungi; alginates; micropropagation; phosphorus; roots; Glomus versiforme; Rhizophagus intraradices; plant nutrition; calcium; potassium; biomass; organ culture; nitrogen; endosymbionts; Musa acuminata; fungal spores; fruit crops; bananas

3. Genotypic differences in the growth of bananas (Musa spp.) infected with migratory endoparasitic nematodes. 1. Roots

Author:
Kalorizou, H.A.; Gowen, S.R.; Wheeler, T.R.
Source:
Experimental agriculture 2007 v.43 no.3 pp. 331-342
ISSN:
0014-4797
Subject:
plant growth; plant parasitic nematodes; triploidy; tetraploidy; varieties; Musa; genetic variation; pest resistance; biomass; plant morphology; bananas; roots
Abstract:
... The effects of nematodes on root morphology and the association of root characteristics with resistance to nematodes of seven banana varieties were investigated in two experiments. Banana plants were grown in controlled conditions within polytunnels and harvested on three occasions for the measurement of root morphology and biomass. Varieties differed in their resistance to nematodes, from resista ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0014479707004978

4. Genotypic differences in the growth of bananas (Musa spp.) infected with migratory endoparasitic nematodes. 2. Shoots

Author:
Kalorizou, H.A.; Gowen, S.R.; Wheeler, T.R.
Source:
Experimental agriculture 2007 v.43 no.3 pp. 343-352
ISSN:
0014-4797
Subject:
plant growth; plant parasitic nematodes; triploidy; tetraploidy; varieties; Musa; leaf area; plant morphology; genetic variation; pest resistance; biomass; dry matter partitioning; bananas; shoots
Abstract:
... In order to identify the effect of burrowing nematodes on the shoots (pseudostem and leaves) of banana plants and to determine whether or not shoot characteristics are associated with plant resistance to nematodes two experiments were conducted in controlled conditions within polytunnels. The banana plants were harvested on three occasions for the measurement of root morphology and biomass. Variet ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0014479707004966

5. Growth and mineral nutrient content of developing fruit on banana plants (Musa acuminata AAA, ‘Grand Nain’) subjected to water stress and recovery

Author:
J. Mahouachi
Source:
Journal of horticultural science & biotechnology 2007 v.82 no.6 pp. 839-844
ISSN:
2380-4084
Subject:
Musa acuminata; bananas; biomass; biotechnology; calcium; copper; drought; flowering; fruits; horticulture; iron; irrigation; magnesium; manganese; mineral content; minerals; nitrogen; nutrient content; phosphorus; photosynthesis; potassium; rehydration; sensory properties; sodium; soil water content; tissues; water stress; zinc
Abstract:
... The effects of progressive water stress and subsequent re-hydration on fruit growth and mineral nutrient content were investigated in banana plants (Musa acuminata AAA, ‘Grand Nain’) under field conditions. Water stress was imposed by suspending irrigation from flower emergence for 63 d, then continuous re-watering was restored. These adverse conditions reduced fruit growth, fruit size, yield, and ...
DOI:
10.1080/14620316.2007.11512315

6. Interaction of endophytic diazotrophic bacteria and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on plantlets of banana 'Maça'

Author:
Weber, Olmar B.; Muniz, Celli R.; Vitor, Aline O.; Freire, Francisco C. O.; Oliveira, Valéria M.
Source:
Plant and soil 2007 v.298 no.1-2 pp. 47-56
ISSN:
0032-079X
Subject:
Arenosols; Burkholderia; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense; Herbaspirillum; Musa; bananas; biofertilizers; biological control agents; biomass; endophytes; growth promotion; most probable number technique; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; pathogens; plant growth; plantlets; rhizomes; roots; sand; vermiculite; Brazil
Abstract:
... The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of endophytic diazotrophic bacteria Herbaspirillum and Burkholderia on the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) establishment and on the plantlets growth of the 'Maçã' banana (Musa spp., group ABB). Two assays were carried out in a greenhouse at the National Center of Tropical Agroindustry in Fortaleza city, Ceará State (Brazil), using rando ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-007-9335-0

7. Evaluation of Lignocellulosic Wastes for Production of Edible Mushrooms

Author:
Rani, P.; Prathiba, K.
Source:
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2008 v.151 no.2-3 pp. 151-159
ISSN:
0273-2289
Subject:
laccase; solid state fermentation; stems; catechol oxidase; phenols; cellulases; lignin; Lentinus; sorghum stalks; lignocellulosic wastes; cellulose; Pleurotus djamor; rice straw; biodegradation; mushrooms; enzyme activity; bananas; biomass
Abstract:
... The degradation of lignocellulosic wastes such as paddy straw, sorghum stalk, and banana pseudostem was investigated during solid-state fermentation by edible mushrooms Pleurotus eous and Lentinus connotus. Biological efficiency of 55-65% was observed in paddy straw followed by sorghum stalk (45%) and banana pseudostem (33%) for both fungal species. The activity of extracellular enzymes, namely ce ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12010-008-8162-y
PubMed:
18327544

8. Influence of boron on the growth and biochemical changes in plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) inoculated banana plantlets

Author:
Maziah, M.; Zuraida, A. R.; Halimi, M. S.; Zulkifli, H. S.; Sreeramanan, S.
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2010 v.26 no.5 pp. 933-944
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Bacillus sphaericus; bananas; biomass; boron; carbon; chlorophyll; mineral content; nitrates; nitrogen; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; plantlets; rhizosphere bacteria
Abstract:
... The effects of rhizobacteria inoculation in modified MS medium containing boron (1 and 10 μM) on the biochemical components, physiological characteristics and mineral content of the in vitro banana plantlets were carried out. The presence of rhizobacteria in the medium supplemented with boron at two concentrations: 1 and 10 μM resulted in an improvement in growth and root biomass compared to the c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-009-0256-3

9. Acid and enzyme hydrolysis to convert pretreated lignocellulosic materials into glucose for ethanol production

Author:
Waleed K. El-Zawawy; Maha M. Ibrahim; Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah; Nadia A. Soliman; Morsi M. Mahmoud
Source:
Carbohydrate polymers 2011 v.84 no.3 pp. 865-871
ISSN:
0144-8617
Subject:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Trichoderma reesei; acid hydrolysis; bananas; biomass; cellulases; cellulose; chemical pulping; corn cobs; ethanol; ethanol production; fermentation; gas chromatography; glucose; lignin; lignocellulose; microwave treatment; pretreatment; rice straw; sulfuric acid; wastes; yeasts
Abstract:
... The current research investigates the use of acid and enzyme hydrolysis to produce glucose from pretreated rice straw, banana plant waste and corn cob, as a lignocellulosic materials, to be a source for ethanol production. The agricultural biomasses were first tested, then a laboratory experimental set-up was designed in order to perform the necessary conversions. The biomass materials were charac ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.12.022

10. Analysis of existing agroforestry practices in Madhupur Sal forest: an assessment based on ecological and economic perspectives

Author:
Mohammad Golam Kibria; Narayan Saha
Source:
Journal of forestry research 2011 v.22 no.4 pp. 533-542
ISSN:
1007-662X
Subject:
agroforestry; bananas; biomass; bulk density; capital; carbon; cost benefit analysis; forests; lemons; nitrogen content; organic matter; phosphorus; pineapples; potassium; soil fertility; soil pH; sulfur; trees; water content; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... A study was conducted in Madhupur sal forest of Tangail, Bangladesh to identify the suitable agroforestry practices of the area. Considering the ecological aspects of different agroforestry practices 10 sample plots (10 m × 10 m) from each land uses were taken, including natural forest to get a comparative scenario. The study showed that among the different agroforestry practices, Margalef and Sh ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11676-011-0196-2

11. Banana Peel: A Potential Substrate for Laccase Production by Aspergillus fumigatus VkJ2.4.5 in Solid-State Fermentation

Author:
V. Vivekanand; Pallavi Dwivedi; Nidhi Pareek; Rajesh P. Singh
Source:
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2011 v.165 no.1 pp. 204-220
ISSN:
0273-2289
Subject:
proteins; manganese peroxidase; laccase; solid state fermentation; molecular weight; aeration; bioreactors; Aspergillus fumigatus; pH; biomass; bananas; databases; inoculum; fungi
Abstract:
... In solid-state fermentation, among various solid supports evaluated, banana peel was found to be an ideal support and resulted into higher levels of laccase (6281.4 ± 63.60 U l−1) along with notable levels of manganese peroxidase production (1339.0 ± 131.23 U l−1) by Aspergillus fumigatus VkJ2.4.5. Maximum levels of laccase was achieved under derived conditions consisting of 80% of moisture level, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12010-011-9244-9
PubMed:
21487735

12. Ethanol production from banana peels using statistically optimized simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process

Author:
Harinder Singh Oberoi; Praveen V. Vadlani; Lavudi Saida; Sunil Bansal; Joshua D. Hughes
Source:
Waste management 2011 v.31 no.7 pp. 1576-1584
ISSN:
0956-053X
Subject:
analysis of variance; bananas; biomass; cellulose; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; equations; ethanol; ethanol production; fermentation; fermenters; pectins; polygalacturonase; saccharification; temperature; waste management
Abstract:
... Dried and ground banana peel biomass (BP) after hydrothermal sterilization pretreatment was used for ethanol production using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). Central composite design (CCD) was used to optimize concentrations of cellulase and pectinase, temperature and time for ethanol production from BP using SSF. Analysis of variance showed a high coefficient of determinatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2011.02.007

13. Model evaluation of cover crops, application to eleven species for banana cropping systems

Author:
P. Tixier; C. Lavigne; S. Alvarez; A. Gauquier; M. Blanchard; A. Ripoche; R. Achard
Source:
European journal of agronomy 2011 v.34 no.2 pp. 53-61
ISSN:
1161-0301
Subject:
bananas; biomass; canopy; cover crops; intercropping; models; nitrogen; photosynthetically active radiation; prediction; weed control; weeds
Abstract:
... Cover crops are increasingly used for weed management. But selecting the most suitable species of cover crop to be associated with a main crop requires long-term trials. We present a model-based method that uses a reduced number of parameters to help select cover crops in the context of banana cover-cropping systems. We developed the SIMBA-CC model to focus on radiation interception. The model was ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eja.2010.10.004

14. Phosphoric acid activation of recalcitrant biomass originated in ethanol production from banana plants

Author:
A.J. Romero-Anaya; A. Molina; P. Garcia; A.A. Ruiz-Colorado; A. Linares-Solano; C. Salinas-Martínez de Lecea
Source:
Biomass and bioenergy 2011 v.35 no.3 pp. 1196-1204
ISSN:
0961-9534
Subject:
Musa; acid hydrolysis; activated carbon; ash content; bananas; biomass; calcium sulfate; cellulose; emissions; enzymatic hydrolysis; ethanol production; forage; gasoline; hydrocarbons; lignin; phosphoric acid; porosity; surface area; trees; wastes
Abstract:
... Biomass samples have been studied as activated carbon precursors. Two, denoted as recalcitrant biomass, are ethanol production wastes, one from acid hydrolysis of starch-rich banana (Musa acuminate) fruit and one from enzymatic hydrolysis of banana pseudostem (lignocellulosic material) and a third one is raw banana tree pseudostem. The samples were characterized by proximate, ultimate, forage, mor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.007

15. Anaerobic retting of banana and arecanut wastes in a plug flow digester for recovery of fiber, biogas and compost

Author:
Hoysall N. Chanakya; Malayil Sreesha
Source:
Energy for sustainable development 2012 v.16 no.2 pp. 231-235
ISSN:
0973-0826
Subject:
Areca catechu; anaerobic digestion; bananas; betel nut; biogas; biomass; composts; energy; feedstocks; fermentation; leaves; lignin; pests; retting; solid wastes; windrow composting; India
Abstract:
... Leaves and leaf sheath of banana and areca husk (Areca catechu) constitute an important component of urban solid waste (USW) in India which are difficult to degrade under normal windrow composting conditions. A successful method of anaerobic digestion built around the fermentation properties of these feedstock has been evolved which uses no moving parts, pretreatment or energy input while enabling ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.esd.2012.01.003

16. Canopy and leaf composition drive patterns of nutrient release from pruning residues in a coffee agroforest

Author:
Katherine L. Tully; Deborah Lawrence
Source:
Ecological applications 2012 v.22 no.4 pp. 1330-1344
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Erythrina poeppigiana; Musa acuminata; agroforestry; bananas; biomass; canopy; farm management; flowering; fruiting; leaves; nitrogen; nutrient availability; nutrients; phosphorus; trees; Costa Rica
Abstract:
... In a coffee agroforest, the crop is cultivated under the shade of fruit‐bearing and nitrogen (N)‐fixing trees. These trees are periodically pruned to promote flowering and fruiting as well as to make nutrients stored in tree biomass available to plants. We investigated the effect of canopy composition and substrate quality on decomposition rates and patterns of nutrient release from pruning residu ...
DOI:
10.1890/10-2342.1

17. Integrating banana and ruminant production in the French West Indies

Author:
Harry Archimède; Jean Luc Gourdine; Audrey Fanchone; Regis Tournebize; Mylène Bassien-Capsa; Eliel González-García
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2012 v.44 no.6 pp. 1289-1296
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
alternative farming; bananas; biomass; body weight; byproducts; cattle; crop production; fallow; farmers; farms; forage; fruits; goat meat; goats; leaves; mechanistic models; prices; production technology; sheep; stocking rate; French West Indies
Abstract:
... Using a mechanistic model, we compared five alternative farming systems with the purpose of transforming monoculture (MON) banana farms into mixed farming systems (MFS) with ruminants feeding banana by-products (leaves, pseudostems and nonmarketable fruits) and forage from the fallow land. The paper presents the main structure of the model (land surface changes, available biomass for animals, stoc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-011-0070-4
PubMed:
22258310

18. Modeling spatial partitioning of light and nitrogen resources in banana cover-cropping systems

Author:
Aude Ripoche; Raphaël Achard; Aude Laurens; Philippe Tixier
Source:
European journal of agronomy 2012 v.41 no. pp. 81-91
ISSN:
1161-0301
Subject:
agronomic traits; bananas; biomass; cover crops; crop yield; farmers; fertilizers; flowering; herbicides; intercropping; leaching; leaf area index; mowing; nitrogen; risk reduction; simulation models; weeds; zoning
Abstract:
... In banana cropping systems, cover crops are introduced mainly to manage weeds and mitigate the use of herbicides. But this introduction modifies the structure of the field, its biophysical functioning and then farmers’ practices. We designed the SIMBA-IC model to simulate nitrogen and light partitioning and crop management, which can differ across the different zones of the field (banana row, smal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eja.2012.04.001

19. Physiological responses and endogenous cytokinin profiles of tissue-cultured ‘Williams’ bananas in relation to roscovitine and an inhibitor of cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (INCYDE) treatments

Author:
Adeyemi O. Aremu; Michael W. Bairu; Ondřej Novák; Lenka Plačková; Marek Zatloukal; Karel Doležal; Jeffrey F. Finnie; Miroslav Strnad; Johannes Van Staden
Source:
Planta 2012 v.236 no.6 pp. 1775-1790
ISSN:
0032-0935
Subject:
aerial parts; bananas; biomass; cyclin-dependent kinase; flavonoids; isoprenoids; physiological response; plantlets; shoots; underground parts
Abstract:
... The effect of supplementing either meta-topolin (mT) or N ⁶-benzyladenine (BA) requiring cultures with roscovitine (6-benzylamino-2-[1(R)-(hydroxymethyl)propyl]amino-9-isopropylpurine), a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and N-glucosylation inhibitor, and INCYDE (2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyphenyl)aminopurine), an inhibitor of cytokinin (CK) degradation, on the endogenous CK profiles and physiology of banan ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00425-012-1721-z
PubMed:
22886380

20. Silicate-Mediated Alleviation of Pb Toxicity in Banana Grown in Pb-Contaminated Soil

Author:
Libin Li; Cheng Zheng; Youqiang Fu; Daoming Wu; Xujian Yang; Hong Shen
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.145 no.1 pp. 101-108
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Musa; bananas; biomass; fractionation; heavy metals; lead; peroxidase; roots; sap; seedlings; shoots; silicon; soil pH; superoxide dismutase; toxicity; xylem
Abstract:
... Silicate (Si) can enhance plant resistance or tolerance to the toxicity of heavy metals. However, it remains unclear whether Si can ameliorate lead (Pb) toxicity in banana (Musa xparadisiaca) roots. In this study, treatment with 800 mg kg−1 Pb decreased both the shoot and root weight of banana seedlings. The amendment of 800 mg kg−1 Si (sodium metasilicate, Na2SiO3·9H2O) to the Pb-contaminated soi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9165-z
PubMed:
21826608