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Identification of sources resistant to a virulent Fusarium wilt strain (VCG 0124) infecting Cavendish bananas by Thangavelu, R., Saraswathi, M. S., Uma, S., Loganathan, M., Backiyarani, S., Durai, P., Raj, E. Edwin, Marimuthu, N., Kannan, G., Swennen, R.

“…Bananas are vital for food security in many countries, and half of banana production relies solely on ‘Cavendish’ (AAA), which is presently threatened by the…”
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Genome-wide screening for novel, drought stress-responsive long non-coding RNAs in drought-stressed leaf transcriptome of drought-tolerant and -susceptible banana (Musa spp) cultivars using Illumina high-throughput sequencing by Muthusamy, M., Uma, S., Backiyarani, S., Saraswathi, M. S.

“…Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) are one of the many layers of transcription in higher plants. LncRNAs are responsive to biotic and abiotic stresses and regulate…”
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Genome-Wide Analysis and Differential Expression of Chitinases in Banana Against Root Lesion Nematode (Pratylenchus coffeae) and Eumusa Leaf Spot (Mycosphaerella eumusae) Pathogens by Backiyarani, S, Uma, S, Nithya, S, Chandrasekar, A, Saraswathi, M. S, Thangavelu, R, Mayilvaganan, M, Sundararaju, P, Singh, N. K

“…Knowledge on structure and conserved domain of Musa chitinase isoforms and their responses to various biotic stresses will give a lead to select the suitable…”
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Mining of EST-SSR Markers of Musa and Their Transferability Studies Among the Members of Order the Zingiberales by Backiyarani, S., Uma, S., Varatharj, P., Saraswathi, M. S.

“…Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) databases of 11 Musa complementary DNA libraries were retrieved from National Center of Biotechnology Information and used for…”
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Embryo rescue and plant regeneration in banana (Musa spp.) by Uma, S, Lakshmi, S, Saraswathi, M. S, Akbar, A, Mustaffa, M. M

“…An efficient regeneration protocol for zygotic embryos at varying maturity stages was developed for wild banana (Pisang Jajee (AA)). Embryo ontogeny was…”
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Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis from immature and mature zygotic embryos of Musa acuminata ssp. burmannica by Uma, S, Lakshmi, S, Saraswathi, M. S, Akbar, A, Mustaffa, M. M

“…A simple and efficient protocol has been developed for in vitro regeneration of M. acuminata ssp. burmannica (AA) plants. Somatic embryos were produced when…”
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Production of quality planting material in commercial banana cvs. Rasthali (Silk, AAB) and Neypoovan (Neypoovan, AB) through farmer-friendly macropropagation technique and their field evaluation by MS, Saraswathi, M, Bathrinath, G, Kannan, C, Karthi, J, Mahendran, C, Sankar, P, Durai, S, Uma

“…•Macropropagation is a low cost farmer friendly technique for large scale production of quality planting material in banana.•Macropropagation technique is…”
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Variation and Intraspecific Relationships in Indian Wild Musa balbisiana (BB) Population as Evidenced by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA by Uma, S, Siva, S.A, Saraswathi, M.S, Manickavasagam, M, Durai, P, Selvarajan, R, Sathiamoorthy, S

“…Sixteen collections of the wild Musa species, Musa balbisiana Colla collected from different regions of India were studied for their intraspecific…”
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Improvement of banana cv. Rasthali (Silk, AAB) against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (VCG 0124/5) through induced mutagenesis: Determination of LD50 specific to mutagen, explants, toxins and in vitro and in vivo screening for Fusarium wilt resistance by Saraswathi, M S, Kannan, G, Uma, S, Thangavelu, R, Backiyarani, S

“…Shoot tips and in vitro grown proliferating buds of banana cv. Rasthali (Silk, AAB) were treated with various concentrations and durations of chemical mutagens…”
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Strengthening of banana breeding through data digitalization by Vignesh Kumar, B, Backiyarani, S, Chandrasekar, A, Saranya, S, Ramajayam, D, Saraswathi, M S, Durai, P, Kalpana, S, Uma, S

“…Abstract Improvement of edible bananas (a triploid and sterile crop) through conventional breeding is a challenging task owing to its recalcitrant nature for…”
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Cloning and characterization of NBS-LRR resistance gene analogues of Musa spp. and their expression profiling studies against Pratylenchus coffeae by S, Backiyarani, S, Uma, G, Arunkumar, M, S Saraswathi, P, Sundararaju

“…Resistance gene analogues (RGAs) were isolated from two banana cultivars viz., Karthobiumtham and Rose using degernate primers designed from the conserved…”
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Solanum macrocarpon, a wild brinjal, is not a source of resistance against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee by Hanur, Vageeshbabu S., Reddy, P. V. Rami, Boopal, K., Srividya, K. N., Poovarasan, S., Bhalewar, Shraddha, Saraswathi, M. S.

“…Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine, Solanum melongena L.) is one of the important vegetables. However, its yield and marketable quality are severely affected by…”
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Developing markers for Sigatoka leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella musicola Leach) resistance in banana (Musa spp.) by Nwauzoma, AB, Uraa, S, Saraswathi, MS, Mustaffa, M

“…Sigatoka leaf spot (Mycosphaerella musicola Leach) disease is a limiting factor in banana production in India and other places. Breeding for resistance is the…”
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Development of direct regeneration protocol for mass multiplication of Musa spp. variety Udhayam (Pisang Awak, ABB) using different explants by Kavitha, N., Saraswathi, M.S., Kannan, G., Bathrinath, M., Backiyarani, S., Uma, S.

“…•Musa spp. variety Udhayam (Pisang Awak, ABB) is the first high yielding selection from ICAR-NRCB, Trichy with 40% high yielding than local…”
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Induction of somatic embryogenesis (SE) in recalcitrant Musa spp. by media manipulation based on SE’s molecular mechanism by Kumaravel, M., Backiyarani, S., Saraswathi, M.S., Arun, K., Uma, S.

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Development of a direct regeneration protocol for mass multiplication of banana cultivar ‘Rasthali’ (AAB, Silk) using immature floral hands as explants by Kavitha, N., Saraswathi, M.S., Sajith, K.P., Bathrinath, M., Kannan, G., Backiyarani, S., Uma, S.

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Differentially expressed genes in incompatible interactions of Pratylenchus coffeae with Musa using suppression subtractive hybridization by Backiyarani, S., Uma, S., Arunkumar, G., Saraswathi, M.S., Sundararaju, P.

“…A cDNA library enriched with differentially expressed transcripts was constructed from Pratylenchus coffeae challenged resistant banana cultivar…”
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Identification of Mycosphaerella eumusae responsive unique genes/transcripts from a resistant banana cultivar by Uma, S., Backiyarani, S., Saravanakumar, A.S., Chandrasekar, A., Thangavelu, R., Saraswathi, M.S.

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Genome and transcriptome-wide analysis of WRKY transcription factors for Pratylenchus coffeae resistance in banana by Backiyarani, S., Raja, K., Uma, S., Chandrasekar, A., Saraswathi, M.S., Sundraraju, P., Mayilvaganan, M.

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STUDIES ON TIME-COURSE EXPRESSION OF DEFENCE GENES IN BANANA AGAINST PRATYLENCHUS COFFEAE FOR THE CREATION OF A SUBTRACTIVE CDNA LIBRARY by Backiyarani, S., Uma, S., Sundararaju, P., Mayilvaganan, M., Saraswathi, M.S., Jeeva, S.

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