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2009-05-07 |

Uganda searches for resistant GE banana variety

THE National Agricultural Research Organisation has developed a system of improving banana varieties using genetic engineering. They have identified some genetically-modified banana lines from a confined field trial at Kawanda that exhibit improved resistance to the black sigatoka disease. Black sigatoka, which affects the East African highland banana, also known as matooke, is a leaf spot disease caused by a fungus. It causes about 30-50% yield loss.

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2009-05-07 |

Uganda searches for resistant GE banana variety

THE National Agricultural Research Organisation has developed a system of improving banana varieties using genetic engineering. They have identified some genetically-modified banana lines from a confined field trial at Kawanda that exhibit improved resistance to the black sigatoka disease. Black sigatoka, which affects the East African highland banana, also known as matooke, is a leaf spot disease caused by a fungus. It causes about 30-50% yield loss.

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