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dc.contributor.authorTenkouano, T.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, R.
dc.contributor.authorVuylsteke, D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:33:23Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:33:23Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.identifier.citationTenkouano, T., Ortiz, R. & Vuylsteke, D. (1998). Combining ability for yield and plant phenology in plantain-derived populations. Euphytica, 104, 151–158.
dc.identifier.issn0014-2336
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5661
dc.description.abstractGenetic enhancement of Musa spp. has aimed at producing hybrids with high yield, short stature, fast crop cycling, and disease resistance through interspecific and interploidy crosses. Progeny testing for parental selection has seldom been carried out in Musa and little is known on combining ability and heterosis in this species. A 5 _ 5 factorial mating design was used to estimate components of phenotypic variance in 4x-2x hybrid populations and to determine the combining ability of their progenitors for yield and associated traits. General combining ability was much greater than specific combining ability for these traits, and, therefore, only little recombinative heterosis could be expected upon crossing. Thus, the 4x-2x breeding scheme should aim to accumulate favourable alleles in 4x and 2x clones through recurrent selection. Such clones could be used per se or in crosses aimed at restoring the seedlessness character in the progeny due to female sterility in a triploid background.
dc.description.sponsorshipDirectorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Belgium
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMusa
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectSelection
dc.subjectBreeding Value
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectPlantains
dc.titleCombining ability for yield and plant phenology in plantain derived populations
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationRoyal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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