Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana

Black Sigatoka, caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis, is one of the most devastating diseases of banana. In commercial banana-growing systems, black Sigatoka is primarily managed by fungicides. This mode of disease management is not feasible for resource-limited smallholder farmers. Therefore, banan...

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Autores principales: Kimunye, J., Were, E., Swennen, Rony L., Viljoen, Altus, Mahuku, George S.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114289
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author Kimunye, J.
Were, E.
Swennen, Rony L.
Viljoen, Altus
Mahuku, George S.
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Mahuku, George S.
Swennen, Rony L.
Viljoen, Altus
Were, E.
author_facet Kimunye, J.
Were, E.
Swennen, Rony L.
Viljoen, Altus
Mahuku, George S.
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description Black Sigatoka, caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis, is one of the most devastating diseases of banana. In commercial banana-growing systems, black Sigatoka is primarily managed by fungicides. This mode of disease management is not feasible for resource-limited smallholder farmers. Therefore, bananas resistant to P. fijiensis provide a practical solution for managing the disease, especially under smallholder farming systems. Most banana and plantain hybrids with resistance to P. fijiensis were developed using few sources of resistance, which include Calcutta 4 and Pisang Lilin. To broaden the pool of resistance sources to P. fijiensis, 95 banana accessions were evaluated under field conditions in Sendusu, Uganda. Eleven accessions were resistant to P. fijiensis. Black Sigatoka symptoms did not progress past Stage 2 (narrow brown streaks) in the diploid accessions Pahang (AA), Pisang KRA (AA), Malaccensis 0074 (AA), Long Tavoy (AA), M.A. Truncata (AA), Tani (BB), and Balbisiana (BB), a response similar to the resistant control Calcutta 4. These accessions are potential sources of P. fijiensis resistance and banana breeding programmes can use them to broaden the genetic base for resistance to P. fijiensis.
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spelling CGSpace1142892025-11-11T10:40:34Z Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana Kimunye, J. Were, E. Swennen, Rony L. Viljoen, Altus Mahuku, George S. bananas pseudocercospora diseases plant diseases disease resistance uganda Black Sigatoka, caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis, is one of the most devastating diseases of banana. In commercial banana-growing systems, black Sigatoka is primarily managed by fungicides. This mode of disease management is not feasible for resource-limited smallholder farmers. Therefore, bananas resistant to P. fijiensis provide a practical solution for managing the disease, especially under smallholder farming systems. Most banana and plantain hybrids with resistance to P. fijiensis were developed using few sources of resistance, which include Calcutta 4 and Pisang Lilin. To broaden the pool of resistance sources to P. fijiensis, 95 banana accessions were evaluated under field conditions in Sendusu, Uganda. Eleven accessions were resistant to P. fijiensis. Black Sigatoka symptoms did not progress past Stage 2 (narrow brown streaks) in the diploid accessions Pahang (AA), Pisang KRA (AA), Malaccensis 0074 (AA), Long Tavoy (AA), M.A. Truncata (AA), Tani (BB), and Balbisiana (BB), a response similar to the resistant control Calcutta 4. These accessions are potential sources of P. fijiensis resistance and banana breeding programmes can use them to broaden the genetic base for resistance to P. fijiensis. 2021-09 2021-07-14T14:32:32Z 2021-07-14T14:32:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114289 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Kimunye, J., Were, E., Swennen, R., Viljoen, A. & Mahuku, G. (2021). Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana. Plant Pathology, 1-14.
spellingShingle bananas
pseudocercospora
diseases
plant diseases
disease resistance
uganda
Kimunye, J.
Were, E.
Swennen, Rony L.
Viljoen, Altus
Mahuku, George S.
Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_full Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_fullStr Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_full_unstemmed Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_short Sources of resistance to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana
title_sort sources of resistance to pseudocercospora fijiensis the cause of black sigatoka in banana
topic bananas
pseudocercospora
diseases
plant diseases
disease resistance
uganda
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114289
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