Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana

Growing bananas resistant to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka, is the preferred disease control strategy for resource-poor farmers. Banana breeding programs in east Africa have developed 27 Matooke hybrids (commonly known as NARITAs) with higher yields than local landraces. To...

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Autores principales: Kimunye, J., Jomanga, K., Tazuba, A., Were, E., Viljoen, Altus, Swennen, Rony L., Mahuku, George S.
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114216
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author Kimunye, J.
Jomanga, K.
Tazuba, A.
Were, E.
Viljoen, Altus
Swennen, Rony L.
Mahuku, George S.
author_browse Jomanga, K.
Kimunye, J.
Mahuku, George S.
Swennen, Rony L.
Tazuba, A.
Viljoen, Altus
Were, E.
author_facet Kimunye, J.
Jomanga, K.
Tazuba, A.
Were, E.
Viljoen, Altus
Swennen, Rony L.
Mahuku, George S.
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description Growing bananas resistant to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka, is the preferred disease control strategy for resource-poor farmers. Banana breeding programs in east Africa have developed 27 Matooke hybrids (commonly known as NARITAs) with higher yields than local landraces. To assess the response of NARITA hybrids to P. fijiensis, 22 hybrids were evaluated under natural field conditions in four locations—Kawanda and Mbarara in Uganda, and Maruku, and Mitarula in Tanzania—between 2016 and 2018 for three crop cycles. Black Sigatoka was visually assessed and the area under the disease progress curve calculated for each plant over time. Significant differences (p < 0.001) were observed between genotypes, environments, and their interaction. The highest contributor to black Sigatoka severity (39.1%) was the environment, followed by the genotype (37.5%) and the genotype Χ environment interaction (GEI) (23.4%). NARITA 2, 7, 14, 21 and 23 were resistant and the most stable hybrids across locations. If other attributes such as the yield and taste are acceptable to end-users, these hybrids can be released to farmers in the region to replace highly susceptible landraces. Mitarula was identified as an ideal site for evaluating banana against black Sigatoka and should be used as a representative location to minimize costs of disease evaluations.
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spelling CGSpace1142162025-11-11T17:44:11Z Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana Kimunye, J. Jomanga, K. Tazuba, A. Were, E. Viljoen, Altus Swennen, Rony L. Mahuku, George S. bananas diseases plant diseases stability genotypes tanzania plant health Growing bananas resistant to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka, is the preferred disease control strategy for resource-poor farmers. Banana breeding programs in east Africa have developed 27 Matooke hybrids (commonly known as NARITAs) with higher yields than local landraces. To assess the response of NARITA hybrids to P. fijiensis, 22 hybrids were evaluated under natural field conditions in four locations—Kawanda and Mbarara in Uganda, and Maruku, and Mitarula in Tanzania—between 2016 and 2018 for three crop cycles. Black Sigatoka was visually assessed and the area under the disease progress curve calculated for each plant over time. Significant differences (p < 0.001) were observed between genotypes, environments, and their interaction. The highest contributor to black Sigatoka severity (39.1%) was the environment, followed by the genotype (37.5%) and the genotype Χ environment interaction (GEI) (23.4%). NARITA 2, 7, 14, 21 and 23 were resistant and the most stable hybrids across locations. If other attributes such as the yield and taste are acceptable to end-users, these hybrids can be released to farmers in the region to replace highly susceptible landraces. Mitarula was identified as an ideal site for evaluating banana against black Sigatoka and should be used as a representative location to minimize costs of disease evaluations. 2021 2021-07-07T12:32:22Z 2021-07-07T12:32:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114216 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Kimunye, J., Jomanga, K., Tazuba, A.F., Were, E., Viljoen, A., Swennen, R. & Mahuku, G. (2021). Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana. Agronomy, 11(6), 1145: 1-16.
spellingShingle bananas
diseases
plant diseases
stability
genotypes
tanzania
plant health
Kimunye, J.
Jomanga, K.
Tazuba, A.
Were, E.
Viljoen, Altus
Swennen, Rony L.
Mahuku, George S.
Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_full Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_fullStr Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_full_unstemmed Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_short Genotype X environment response of 'Matooke' hybrids (Naritas) to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_sort genotype x environment response of matooke hybrids naritas to pseudocercospora fijiensis the cause of black sigatoka in banana
topic bananas
diseases
plant diseases
stability
genotypes
tanzania
plant health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114216
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