Identification, validation and use of EST-derived molecular markers from the genomes of mycosphaerella fijiensis and musa spp.

Abstract

The present master thesis was performed under the scope of the MusaForever program. This program is a strategic alliance established by Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Plant Research International - Wageningen UR (PRI-WUR), the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), aiming scientific knowledge and biotechnology tools to optimize the possibilities for genetic control of Black leaf streak and Fusarium wilt in banana. This alliance is a capacity building and technology transfer platform, led by Embrapa and PRI-WUR. The data used in this thesis was obtained during nine months internship in the Biointeractions and Plant Health business unit (http://www.pri.wur.nl/UK/research/Biointeractions/) at the Plant Research International (http://www.pri.wur.nl/UK/), Wageningen University and Research Centre (http://www.wur.nl/UK/). These results are intended to be published as three different manuscripts in scientific journals in the near future; that is the reason for them to be presented already in this thesis as manuscript (Chapter 2, 3 and 4).