Enhancing banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) resistance by plant genetic modification: A perspective
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National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda. Department of Botany, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, 74 Lunnon Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria South Africa. Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, 74 Lunnon Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria South Africa. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), East and Southern Africa Regional Centre (ESARC), P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.
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