Breeding black sigatoka resistant plantains with a wild banana.

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dc.creatorSwennen, R.
dc.creatorVuylsteke, D.
dc.date1993-01-01
dc.date2026-01-16T11:31:30Z
dc.date2026-01-16T11:31:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:09:47Z
dc.descriptionPlantain (Musa spp., AAB group), an important staple food crop in the lowland humid tropics of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, is threatened by a fungal leaf spot disease called black Sigatoka. Two African plantain cultivars of the medium French category were crossed with ‘Calcutta 4’ (Musa acuminate ssp. burmannicoides), a wild diploid banana highly resistant to black Sigatoka. Four tetraploid hybrids, selected from the progenies of the crosses, showed high levels of resistance to black Sigatoka and produced bunches up to 125% heavier than their fungicide-treated plaintain parents. The inferior fruit size of the wild banana was not reflected in these hybrids. The wild diploid ‘Calcutta 4’ can thus be in a plantain breeding programme.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/179989
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/124240
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBreeding black Sigatoka resistant plantains with a wild banana. (1993). Tropical Agriculture, 70(1), 74-77.
dc.subjectbananas
dc.subjectbreeding
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectdisease resistance
dc.subjectembryo culture
dc.subjectfruit crops
dc.subjectin vitro culture
dc.subjectpathogens
dc.subjectplant diseases
dc.subjectplant genetic resources
dc.subjectplant pathology
dc.subjectregeneration
dc.subjecttropical fruits
dc.subjectwild relatives
dc.titleBreeding black sigatoka resistant plantains with a wild banana.
dc.typeJournal Article

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