Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits

Banana (Musa spp.), an important staple food in the tropical and subtropical regions, is highly susceptible to drought. Developing drought-tolerant bananas using available germplasm offers a long-term solution to mitigate drought effects. The East and Central Africa Banana Germplasm Collection in Ug...

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Autores principales: Nasamba, Moureen, Sibiya, Julia, Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Karamura, Deborah, Ssekandi, Joseph, Tinzaara, William, Karamura, Eldad
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130011
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author Nasamba, Moureen
Sibiya, Julia
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Karamura, Deborah
Ssekandi, Joseph
Tinzaara, William
Karamura, Eldad
author_browse Karamura, Deborah
Karamura, Eldad
Nasamba, Moureen
Sibiya, Julia
Ssekandi, Joseph
Tinzaara, William
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
author_facet Nasamba, Moureen
Sibiya, Julia
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Karamura, Deborah
Ssekandi, Joseph
Tinzaara, William
Karamura, Eldad
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description Banana (Musa spp.), an important staple food in the tropical and subtropical regions, is highly susceptible to drought. Developing drought-tolerant bananas using available germplasm offers a long-term solution to mitigate drought effects. The East and Central Africa Banana Germplasm Collection in Uganda contains genetically diverse genotypes whose potential for drought tolerance breeding is yet to be established. This study aimed to determine the response of 14 Musa spp. genotypes to drought stress using phenotypic and physiological traits in order to select promising genotypes for use in breeding. Two genotypes with a known reaction to water deficit conditions were included as local checks. Three-month-old tissue culture-derived plantlets were completely deprived of water for four weeks while control plants were regularly irrigated back to field capacity, and both sets maintained under screen-house conditions. Drought stress resulted in significant reductions in plant height, total leaf area, number of leaf cigars and functional leaves, total dry matter, chlorophyll and relative water content. Water use efficiency (WUE) of 12 genotypes increased under stress conditions. Stomatal conductance was affected by the genotype-porometer reading time interaction. Genotype “ITC.0987” was the most tolerant, considering that moisture stress had the least effect on its above-ground growth. Among the improved diploids, “TMB2x9722-1” had the least total dry matter reduction and highest WUE, while “TMB2x9172” showed the least decrease in relative water content and highest root-shoot ratio increase under stress. Thus, “ITC.0987”, “TMB2x9722-1” and “TMB2x9172” are essential drought-tolerant candidates that may be utilized in breeding.
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spelling CGSpace1300112024-11-07T09:32:13Z Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits Nasamba, Moureen Sibiya, Julia Tumuhimbise, Robooni Karamura, Deborah Ssekandi, Joseph Tinzaara, William Karamura, Eldad musa drought stress plant growth chlorophylls water use efficiency relative water content Banana (Musa spp.), an important staple food in the tropical and subtropical regions, is highly susceptible to drought. Developing drought-tolerant bananas using available germplasm offers a long-term solution to mitigate drought effects. The East and Central Africa Banana Germplasm Collection in Uganda contains genetically diverse genotypes whose potential for drought tolerance breeding is yet to be established. This study aimed to determine the response of 14 Musa spp. genotypes to drought stress using phenotypic and physiological traits in order to select promising genotypes for use in breeding. Two genotypes with a known reaction to water deficit conditions were included as local checks. Three-month-old tissue culture-derived plantlets were completely deprived of water for four weeks while control plants were regularly irrigated back to field capacity, and both sets maintained under screen-house conditions. Drought stress resulted in significant reductions in plant height, total leaf area, number of leaf cigars and functional leaves, total dry matter, chlorophyll and relative water content. Water use efficiency (WUE) of 12 genotypes increased under stress conditions. Stomatal conductance was affected by the genotype-porometer reading time interaction. Genotype “ITC.0987” was the most tolerant, considering that moisture stress had the least effect on its above-ground growth. Among the improved diploids, “TMB2x9722-1” had the least total dry matter reduction and highest WUE, while “TMB2x9172” showed the least decrease in relative water content and highest root-shoot ratio increase under stress. Thus, “ITC.0987”, “TMB2x9722-1” and “TMB2x9172” are essential drought-tolerant candidates that may be utilized in breeding. 2023-11-02 2023-04-17T12:23:44Z 2023-04-17T12:23:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130011 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Nansamba, M.; Sibiya, J.; Tumuhimbise, R.; Karamura, D.; Ssekandi, J.; Tinzaara, W.; Karamura, E. (2022) Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits. Journal of Crop Improvement, Online first paper (19 November 2022). ISSN: 1542-7528
spellingShingle musa
drought stress
plant growth
chlorophylls
water use
efficiency
relative water content
Nasamba, Moureen
Sibiya, Julia
Tumuhimbise, Robooni
Karamura, Deborah
Ssekandi, Joseph
Tinzaara, William
Karamura, Eldad
Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
title Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
title_full Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
title_fullStr Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
title_full_unstemmed Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
title_short Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
title_sort response of banana musa spp to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits
topic musa
drought stress
plant growth
chlorophylls
water use
efficiency
relative water content
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130011
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