Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains

Plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) are starchy bananas widely grown in Africa and tropical America by small landholders. Genetic analysis of the plantain genome is difficult due to its triploidy and high sterility. Ploidy manipulations (scaling up and down the number of chromosomes) and interspecific p...

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Main Authors: Ortíz, R., Craenen, K., Vuylsteke, D.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95950
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author Ortíz, R.
Craenen, K.
Vuylsteke, D.R.
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Vuylsteke, D.R.
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description Plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) are starchy bananas widely grown in Africa and tropical America by small landholders. Genetic analysis of the plantain genome is difficult due to its triploidy and high sterility. Ploidy manipulations (scaling up and down the number of chromosomes) and interspecific plantain‐banana hybridization opened the path for the genetic amelioration of the crop and for the investigation of its genome for further manipulations. This report shows the associated effects of ploidy and of the major loci controlling vegetative fruit parthenocarpy and resistance to black sigatoka fungal leaf spot on growth and yield characteristics of plantain‐banana euploid hybrids. The number of copies of the black sigatoka resistance allele (bs1) and of the fruit parthenocarpy gene (P1) in addition to their intralocus interaction and ploidy level were all found to significantly affect bunch and fruit characteristics in euploid plantain‐banana hybrids. Epistasis significantly affected fruit weight and size in one cross but not in another. Significant multiple regression models combining ploidy and genetic markers explained 15 % to 85 % of quantitative trait variation (QTV). The amount of QTV accounted by ploidy and genetic markers varied according to the characteristic and cross in which the markers were examined.
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spelling CGSpace959502024-08-27T10:35:09Z Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains Ortíz, R. Craenen, K. Vuylsteke, D.R. phenotypic expression genomes parthenocarpy ploidy genetic markers black sigatoka genetics Plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) are starchy bananas widely grown in Africa and tropical America by small landholders. Genetic analysis of the plantain genome is difficult due to its triploidy and high sterility. Ploidy manipulations (scaling up and down the number of chromosomes) and interspecific plantain‐banana hybridization opened the path for the genetic amelioration of the crop and for the investigation of its genome for further manipulations. This report shows the associated effects of ploidy and of the major loci controlling vegetative fruit parthenocarpy and resistance to black sigatoka fungal leaf spot on growth and yield characteristics of plantain‐banana euploid hybrids. The number of copies of the black sigatoka resistance allele (bs1) and of the fruit parthenocarpy gene (P1) in addition to their intralocus interaction and ploidy level were all found to significantly affect bunch and fruit characteristics in euploid plantain‐banana hybrids. Epistasis significantly affected fruit weight and size in one cross but not in another. Significant multiple regression models combining ploidy and genetic markers explained 15 % to 85 % of quantitative trait variation (QTV). The amount of QTV accounted by ploidy and genetic markers varied according to the characteristic and cross in which the markers were examined. 1997 2018-07-05T06:30:17Z 2018-07-05T06:30:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95950 en Open Access Springer Ortiz, R., Craenen, K. & Vuylsteke, D. (1997). Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains. Hereditas, 126, 255-259.
spellingShingle phenotypic expression
genomes
parthenocarpy
ploidy
genetic markers
black sigatoka
genetics
Ortíz, R.
Craenen, K.
Vuylsteke, D.R.
Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
title Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
title_full Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
title_fullStr Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
title_full_unstemmed Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
title_short Ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
title_sort ploidy manipulations and genetic markers as tools for analysis of quantitative trait variation in progeny derived from triploid plantains
topic phenotypic expression
genomes
parthenocarpy
ploidy
genetic markers
black sigatoka
genetics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95950
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