Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Musa textilis

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): abaca syn manila hemp syn canamo de manila
Crop Use(s): fibre
Reference Source(s): kochhar, rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 29

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Sharman, M., C. F. Gambley, et al. (2000). First record of natural infection of abaca (Musa textilis) with banana bract mosaic potyvirus in the Philippines. Australasian Plant Pathology 29(1): 69. {a} Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Horticulture Institute, 80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, QLD, 4068, Australia

Graven, P., K. C. G. De, et al. (1996). Structure and macromolecular composition of the seed coat of the Musaceae. Annals of Botany London 77(2): 105-122. {a} Hugo de Vries-Lab., Univ. Amsterdam, Kruislaan 318, 1098 SM Amsterdam, Netherlands

Gawel, N. J., R. L. Jarret, et al. (1992). Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-based phylogenetic analysis of Musa. Theoretical And Applied Genetics 84(3-4): 286-290.

Jarret, R. L., N. Gawel, et al. (1992). RFLP-based phylogeny of Musa spp. in Papua New Guinea. Theoretical And Applied Genetics 84(5-6): 579-584.

Gloria, N. M. (1985). Growth and fiber morphology of abaca (Musa textilis) ratoons as influenced by plant density and nitrogen level. Annals Of Tropical Research 7: 48-61.

Iglesias, L. (1984). Study on the origin and phylogenetic relationships of bananas. Centro Agricola 11(3): 45-56.

Index of botanical names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF