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Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement

dc.contributor.authorBatte, M.
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, R.
dc.contributor.authorUwimana, B.
dc.contributor.authorAkech, V.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, A.
dc.contributor.authorTumuhimbise, R.
dc.contributor.authorHovmalm, H.P.
dc.contributor.authorGeleta, M.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:30:14Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:30:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-05
dc.identifier.citationBatte, M., Swennen, R., Uwimana, B., Akech, V., Brown, A., Tumuhimbise, R., ... & Ortiz, R. (2019). Crossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10(81), 1-9.
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5231
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal
dc.description.abstractEast African highland bananas (EAHB) were regarded as sterile. Their screening for female fertility with “Calcutta 4” as male parent revealed that 37 EAHB were fertile. This was the foundation for the establishment of the EAHB crossbreeding programs by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) in Uganda in the mid-1990s. The aim of this study was to assess the progress and efficiency of the EAHB breeding program at IITA, Sendusu in Uganda. Data on pollinations, seeds generated and germinated, plus hybrids selected between 1995 and 2015 were analyzed. Pollination success and seed germination percentages for different cross combinations were calculated. The month of pollination did not result in significantly different (P = 0.501) pollination success. Musa acuminata subsp. malaccensis accession 250 had the highest pollination success (66.8%), followed by the cultivar “Rose” (66.6%) among the diploid males. Twenty-five EAHB out of 41 studied for female fertility produced up to 305 seeds per pollinated bunch, and were therefore deemed fertile. The percentage of seed germination varied among crosses: 26% for 2x × 4x, 23% for 2x × 2x, 11% for 3x × 2x, and 7% for 4x × 2x. Twenty-seven NARITA hybrids (mostly secondary triploids ensuing from the 4x × 2x) were selected for further evaluation in the East African region. One so far –“NARITA 7”– was officially released to farmers in Uganda. Although pollination of EAHB can be conducted throughout the year, the seed set and germination is low. Thus, further research on pollination conditions and optimization of embryo culture protocols should be done to boost seed set and embryo germination, respectively. More research in floral biology and seed germination as well as other breeding strategies are required to increase the efficiency of the EAHB breeding program.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-9
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectEast African
dc.subjectHighland
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectEmbryo Culture
dc.subjectMusa Acuminata
dc.subjectCultivars
dc.subjectPollination
dc.subjectSuccess
dc.subjectSeed Set
dc.subjectGenetics
dc.titleCrossbreeding east African highland bananas: lessons learnt relevant to the botany of the crop after 21 years of genetic enhancement
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Organization, Kampala
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierRony Swennen: 0000-0002-5258-9043
cg.creator.identifierBrigitte Uwimana: 0000-0001-7460-9001
cg.creator.identifierAllen Brown: 0000-0002-4468-5932
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectTissue Culture
cg.journalFrontiers in Plant Science
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid103080
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00081


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