Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1

Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1, is a major disease of bananas in East Africa. Triploid East African Highland (Matooke) bananas are resistant to Foc race 1, but the response of diploid (Mchare and Muraru) bananas to the fungus is largely...

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Main Authors: Ndayihanzamaso, P., Mostert, D., Matthews, M.C., Mahuku, George S., Jomanga, K., Mpanda, H.J., Mduma, H., Brown, A., Uwimana, Brigitte, Swennen, Rony L., Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Viljoen, Altus
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110136
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author Ndayihanzamaso, P.
Mostert, D.
Matthews, M.C.
Mahuku, George S.
Jomanga, K.
Mpanda, H.J.
Mduma, H.
Brown, A.
Uwimana, Brigitte
Swennen, Rony L.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Viljoen, Altus
author_browse Brown, A.
Jomanga, K.
Mahuku, George S.
Matthews, M.C.
Mduma, H.
Mostert, D.
Mpanda, H.J.
Ndayihanzamaso, P.
Swennen, Rony L.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Uwimana, Brigitte
Viljoen, Altus
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Mostert, D.
Matthews, M.C.
Mahuku, George S.
Jomanga, K.
Mpanda, H.J.
Mduma, H.
Brown, A.
Uwimana, Brigitte
Swennen, Rony L.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Viljoen, Altus
author_sort Ndayihanzamaso, P.
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description Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1, is a major disease of bananas in East Africa. Triploid East African Highland (Matooke) bananas are resistant to Foc race 1, but the response of diploid (Mchare and Muraru) bananas to the fungus is largely unknown. A breeding project was initiated in 2014 to increase crop yield and improve disease and pest resistance of diploid and triploid East African Highland bananas. In this study, eight Mchare cultivars were evaluated for resistance to Foc race 1 in the field in Arusha, Tanzania. In addition, the same eight Mchare cultivars, as well as eight Muraru cultivars, 27 Mchare hybrids, 60 Matooke hybrids and 19 NARITA hybrids were also screened in pot trials. The diploid Mchare and Muraru cultivars were susceptible to Foc race 1, whereas the responses of Mchare, NARITAs and Matooke hybrids ranged from susceptible to resistant. The Mchare and Matooke hybrids resistant to Foc race 1 can potentially replace susceptible cultivars in production areas severely affected by the fungus. Some newly bred Matooke hybrids became susceptible following conventional breeding, suggesting that new hybrids need to be screened for resistance to all Foc variants.
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spelling CGSpace1101362025-11-11T17:39:46Z Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1 Ndayihanzamaso, P. Mostert, D. Matthews, M.C. Mahuku, George S. Jomanga, K. Mpanda, H.J. Mduma, H. Brown, A. Uwimana, Brigitte Swennen, Rony L. Tumuhimbise, Robooni Viljoen, Altus east africa fusarium wilt bananas disease resistance diploids triploidy ecology Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1, is a major disease of bananas in East Africa. Triploid East African Highland (Matooke) bananas are resistant to Foc race 1, but the response of diploid (Mchare and Muraru) bananas to the fungus is largely unknown. A breeding project was initiated in 2014 to increase crop yield and improve disease and pest resistance of diploid and triploid East African Highland bananas. In this study, eight Mchare cultivars were evaluated for resistance to Foc race 1 in the field in Arusha, Tanzania. In addition, the same eight Mchare cultivars, as well as eight Muraru cultivars, 27 Mchare hybrids, 60 Matooke hybrids and 19 NARITA hybrids were also screened in pot trials. The diploid Mchare and Muraru cultivars were susceptible to Foc race 1, whereas the responses of Mchare, NARITAs and Matooke hybrids ranged from susceptible to resistant. The Mchare and Matooke hybrids resistant to Foc race 1 can potentially replace susceptible cultivars in production areas severely affected by the fungus. Some newly bred Matooke hybrids became susceptible following conventional breeding, suggesting that new hybrids need to be screened for resistance to all Foc variants. 2020 2020-11-12T12:22:27Z 2020-11-12T12:22:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110136 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Ndayihanzamaso, P., Mostert, D., Matthews, M.C., Mahuku, G., Jomanga, K., Mpanda, H.J., … & Viljoen, A. (2020). Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1. Plants, 9(9), 1082: 1-15.
spellingShingle east africa
fusarium wilt
bananas
disease resistance
diploids
triploidy
ecology
Ndayihanzamaso, P.
Mostert, D.
Matthews, M.C.
Mahuku, George S.
Jomanga, K.
Mpanda, H.J.
Mduma, H.
Brown, A.
Uwimana, Brigitte
Swennen, Rony L.
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Viljoen, Altus
Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1
title Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1
title_full Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1
title_fullStr Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1
title_short Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1
title_sort evaluation of mchare and matooke bananas for resistance to fusarium oxysporum f sp cubense race 1
topic east africa
fusarium wilt
bananas
disease resistance
diploids
triploidy
ecology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110136
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