African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

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Enhancing banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) resistance by plant genetic modification: A perspective

Andrew Kiggundu1,2*, Michael Pillay4, Altus Viljoen3, Clifford Gold4, Wilberforce Tushemereirwe1, Karl Kunert2
    1National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda. 2Department of Botany, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, 74 Lunnon Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria South Africa. 3Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, 74 Lunnon Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria South Africa. 4International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), East and Southern Africa Regional Centre (ESARC), P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 21 November 2003
  •  Published: 31 December 2003

How to cite this article

APA /
Kiggundu, A., Pillay, M., Viljoen, A., Gold, C., Tushemereirwe, W., & Kunert, K. (2003). Enhancing banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) resistance by plant genetic modification: A perspective. African Journal of Biotechnology , 2(12), 563-569.
Chicago /
Andrew Kiggundu, Michael Pillay, Altus Viljoen, Clifford Gold, Wilberforce Tushemereirwe, Karl Kunert. "Enhancing banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) resistance by plant genetic modification: A perspective." African Journal of Biotechnology 2, no. 12 (2003): 563-569.
MLA /
, et al. "Enhancing banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) resistance by plant genetic modification: A perspective." African Journal of Biotechnology 2.12 (2003): 563-569.