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Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt disease-resistant bananas in East Africa

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Figure 1: Performance and molecular analysis of transgenic lines under confined field trial.
Figure 2: Comparison of transgenic plants with nontransgenic plants after inoculation.

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Acknowledgements

We thank T.Y. Feng, Academia Sinca, Taiwan, for providing the Hrap and Pflp gene constructs and African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) for negotiating a royalty-free license for these genes from the patent holder. This research was supported by USAID and IITA. We appreciate technical assistance from F. Sebulime, F. Kato and A. Muwonge.

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  1. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda

    Leena Tripathi & Jaindra Nath Tripathi

  2. National Agriculture Research Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda

    Andrew Kiggundu & Wilberforce Kateera Tushemereirwe

  3. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Sam Korie

  4. ABSPII Project, International Programs, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

    Frank Shotkoski

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Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J., Kiggundu, A. et al. Field trial of Xanthomonas wilt disease-resistant bananas in East Africa. Nat Biotechnol 32, 868–870 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3007

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