Pathogen Genomics
Viruses (BSV, BBTV etc.)
- Sequence variation of isolates of banana streak virus (UOM)
- Analysis of pararetroviruses and BSV (banana streak virus) integration and expression in the
Musa genome (UL) - Identification of functional sequences in the pregenomic RNA promoter of the Banana streak virus
Cavendish strain (BSV-Cav)(UQ)
Mycosphaerella
- Development of qPCR technologies for M. fijiensis, M. musicola and M. Eumusae that can be used
to determine resistance levels (PRI, KNAW-Fungal Diversity Centre) - Development of diagnostic PCR primers for the detection of M. Eumusae (UOM)
- Development and use of banana DNA micro-arrays to study the interaction of banana and Mycosphaerella fijiensis (EMBRAPA)
- Participation in the manual annotation of the whole genome sequence (EMBRAPA)
- Mutation breeding for identification of black sigatoka resistance genes in Musa (NARO)
Fusarium oxysporum
- Analysis of resistance genes (QDPI)
- Isolation and identification of defense-related genes in banana to F. oxysporum f.sp. cubense (FABI)
- SCAR marker development and validation for screening of resistance to F. oxysporum f.sp. cubense
in wild banana (UM) - DNA isolation from the parents M. acuminata 'Kadali' and 'Hoobale' and hybrids in order to develop markers
linked to Fusarium wilt resistance (IIHR)
Nematodes and others
- Study on distribution of phenylphenalenones compounds in banana cultivars and species of other plants,
and their roles in tolerance of nematode attack and fungal infection (MPI) - Searching for homologue resistance genes in banana to Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum (FABI)