Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group)
Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural traits....
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| author | Vuylsteke, D.R. Swennen, Rony L. Langhe, E. de |
| author_browse | Langhe, E. de Swennen, Rony L. Vuylsteke, D.R. |
| author_facet | Vuylsteke, D.R. Swennen, Rony L. Langhe, E. de |
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| description | Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural traits. Significant variation was observed for plant and fruit maturity, leaf size, yield and its components, but not for leaf number, plant height, or suckering. Three of the four somaclonal variants were horticulturally inferior to the original clone from which they were derived. Yields of these variants were very poor due to inflorescence degeneration or abnormal foliage. Only the `French reversion' variant, which resembled an existing cultivar, outyielded the true-to-type clone. However, its fruit weight and size were lower. Somaclonal variation through micropropagation is of limited use in plantain improvement as it mostly mimics naturally occurring variation along with the observed poor horticultural performance of somaclonal variants. |
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| spelling | CGSpace973382023-09-25T09:16:55Z Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) Vuylsteke, D.R. Swennen, Rony L. Langhe, E. de somaclonal variation tissue culture plantains genotypes bananas harvest Four types of morphologically distinct somaclonal variants were identified in a population of False Horn plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) plants produced by in vitro shoot-tip culture. Field performance of these variants was compared with true-to-type plantain to evaluate their horticultural traits. Significant variation was observed for plant and fruit maturity, leaf size, yield and its components, but not for leaf number, plant height, or suckering. Three of the four somaclonal variants were horticulturally inferior to the original clone from which they were derived. Yields of these variants were very poor due to inflorescence degeneration or abnormal foliage. Only the `French reversion' variant, which resembled an existing cultivar, outyielded the true-to-type clone. However, its fruit weight and size were lower. Somaclonal variation through micropropagation is of limited use in plantain improvement as it mostly mimics naturally occurring variation along with the observed poor horticultural performance of somaclonal variants. 1996 2018-09-14T07:37:36Z 2018-09-14T07:37:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97338 en Limited Access Vuylsteke, D., Swennen, R. & De Langhe, E. (1996). Field Performance of Somaclonal Variants of Plantain (Muss spp., AAB Group). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 121(1), 42-46. |
| spellingShingle | somaclonal variation tissue culture plantains genotypes bananas harvest Vuylsteke, D.R. Swennen, Rony L. Langhe, E. de Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) |
| title | Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) |
| title_full | Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) |
| title_fullStr | Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) |
| title_short | Field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) |
| title_sort | field performance of somaclonal variants of plantain musa spp aab group |
| topic | somaclonal variation tissue culture plantains genotypes bananas harvest |
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