Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.)
Seed set in East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) is extremely low and therefore hampers breeding. Pollen–pistil interaction is a key contributing factor. We assessed the effect of pollen germination media (PGM) on seed set in EAHBs. Five EAHB cultivars were pollinated with pollen from the w...
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| author | Waniale, A. Swennen, Rony L. Mukasa, S. Tugume, Arthur K. Kubiriba, Jerome Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K. Amah, D. Tumuhimbise, Robooni |
| author_browse | Amah, D. Kubiriba, Jerome Mukasa, S. Swennen, Rony L. Tugume, Arthur K. Tumuhimbise, Robooni Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K. Waniale, A. |
| author_facet | Waniale, A. Swennen, Rony L. Mukasa, S. Tugume, Arthur K. Kubiriba, Jerome Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K. Amah, D. Tumuhimbise, Robooni |
| author_sort | Waniale, A. |
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| description | Seed set in East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) is extremely low and therefore hampers breeding. Pollen–pistil interaction is a key contributing factor. We assessed the effect of pollen germination media (PGM) on seed set in EAHBs. Five EAHB cultivars were pollinated with pollen from the wild banana ‘Calcutta 4’. Glucose-based PGM sprayed on freshly emerged stigmas significantly increased seed set per 100 fruits per bunch. Increases were 73.5% in ‘Enzirabahima’, 39.9% in ‘Mshale’, and 302.4% in ‘Nshonowa’. However, PGM did not increase seed set in the female sterile ‘Mlelembo’ and ‘Nakitembe’. As larger bunches were more fertile, good field management practices are also recommended to get more seed to improve breeding efficiency. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2021 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1140742025-11-11T10:12:13Z Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) Waniale, A. Swennen, Rony L. Mukasa, S. Tugume, Arthur K. Kubiriba, Jerome Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K. Amah, D. Tumuhimbise, Robooni bananas musa pollination seedlings breeding food crops uganda cooking bananas plantains Seed set in East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) is extremely low and therefore hampers breeding. Pollen–pistil interaction is a key contributing factor. We assessed the effect of pollen germination media (PGM) on seed set in EAHBs. Five EAHB cultivars were pollinated with pollen from the wild banana ‘Calcutta 4’. Glucose-based PGM sprayed on freshly emerged stigmas significantly increased seed set per 100 fruits per bunch. Increases were 73.5% in ‘Enzirabahima’, 39.9% in ‘Mshale’, and 302.4% in ‘Nshonowa’. However, PGM did not increase seed set in the female sterile ‘Mlelembo’ and ‘Nakitembe’. As larger bunches were more fertile, good field management practices are also recommended to get more seed to improve breeding efficiency. 2021 2021-06-22T14:51:00Z 2021-06-22T14:51:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114074 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Waniale, A., Swennen, R., Mukasa, S.B., Tugume, A.K., Kubiriba, J., Tushemereirwe, W.K., ... & Tumuhimbise, R. (2021). Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.). Agronomy, 11(6), 1085: 1-9. |
| spellingShingle | bananas musa pollination seedlings breeding food crops uganda cooking bananas plantains Waniale, A. Swennen, Rony L. Mukasa, S. Tugume, Arthur K. Kubiriba, Jerome Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K. Amah, D. Tumuhimbise, Robooni Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) |
| title | Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) |
| title_full | Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) |
| title_fullStr | Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) |
| title_short | Application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east African highland cooking bananas (Musa spp.) |
| title_sort | application of pollen germination media on stigmas during pollination increases seed set in east african highland cooking bananas musa spp |
| topic | bananas musa pollination seedlings breeding food crops uganda cooking bananas plantains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114074 |
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