It is claimed that, with the exception of Musa balbisiana, all banana varieties are susceptible to bacterial wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm). Despite being resistant to Xcm infection, M. balbisiana is not preferred for breeding because it belongs to the BB genome subgroup, while most edible bananas are of the A genome. To identify potential sources of resistance to Xcm, 72 banana accessions representing the Musa genetic diversity were evaluated in an outdoor confined potted trial. The midribs of the youngest leaf of 3-month-old banana plants were inoculated with 108 CFU mL 1 of Xcm isolate USY13P, and symptom development assessed weekly for 4 months. Results confirmed that M. balbisiana genotypes are indeed resistant to Xcm. Varieties within the Musa acuminata subsp. zebrina (AA) set were further identified as potentially useful sources of Xcm resistance. These findings reveal the potential to develop banana and plantain varieties with tolerance to Xcm.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12945

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Pavla Christelovahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-5445

Moses Nyinehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8409-7588

Jaroslav Dolezelhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-0492

Brigitte Uwimanahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-9001

Rony Swennenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-9043

George Mahukuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8444-8651

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12945

BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING

Banana; Plant Breeding

Bananas; Genotypes; Resistance; Xanthomonas; Plantains

Africa; East Africa

Uganda

Plant Pathology