Vitamin A rich bananas
Citation
Ekesa, B; Nabuuma, D. (2016) Vitamin A rich bananas. Rome, Italy : Bioversity International, 2 p.
Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78068
Abstract/Description
With funding from the Harvestplus Challenge program, Bioversity International carried out germplasm screening for over 400 accessions from different regions. The objective was to identify proteins and enzymes responsible for the accumulation of pVACs in the fruit and establish the vitamin A levels in these varieties. The germplasm screening led to a selection of 12 promising varieties of different subgroups (plantain, East African Highland bananas, ABB cooking bananas, AA and AAA dessert bananas, Pacific plantains, and AA cooking bananas), for trial within East and Central Africa.
CGIAR Author ORCID iDs
Beatrice Ekesahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2630-258X