1. Introduction / Michael Pillay, Abdou Tenkouano and Rodomiro Ortiz -- 2. Classical genetics and traditional breeding in Musa / Michael Pillay -- 3. Diversity analysis of banana to decipher the origin of cultivars / Kornel Burg and Ratri Boonruangrod -- 4. Molecular marker techniques in Musa genomic research / Michael Pillay. [et al.] -- 5. Molecular linkage maps : strategies, resources and Achievements / Cory Johnson and Christopher Cullis -- 6. Mapping and tagging of simply inherited traits in Musa / Rodomiro Ortiz -- 7. Molecular mapping of complex traits / Rodomiro Ortiz -- 8. Map-based cloning in Musa spp. / Andrew James, Rodomiro Ortiz and Robert Miller -- 9. Functional genomics and transcriptomics in Musa / Michael Pillay. [et al.] -- 10. Proteomics and metabolomics of Musa / Hoang Lan Chi Dinh and Peer M. Schenk -- 11. Role of bioinformatics as a tool / Mathieu Rouard. [et al.] -- 12. Genomics of Mycosphaerella fijiensis : the causal agent of Black Sigatoka in Musa spp. / Claudia Fortes Ferreira. [et al.] -- 13. Genomics of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense causing wilt disease in banana (Musa spp.) / Raman Thangavelu. [et al.] -- 14. Disease resistance-related genes in banana : the cases of NBS, Pto and NPR1 genes / Santy Peraza-Echeverria, Virginia Aurora Herrera-Valencia and Andrew James -- 15. A case for molecular breeding in Musa / Michael Pillay. [et al.] -- 16. Conclusion and prospects in Musa research / Michael Pillay.