Abstract
In Brazil, which is one of the world`s principal banana production regions, almost all production is consumed within the country. Consumers show high preference for the cultivar Maca (AAB group). However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to produce bananas of this type because of their high susceptibility to Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Sexual breeding, which consists of recombination and selection, is limited in the banana because of polyploidy and sterility. Spontaneous somatic mutations are an important source of new cultirvars, and mutation breeding might be particularly important to generate genetic variation. Because of this, the mutation breeding approach has been used in Brazil. The objective of this research was to induce gamma ray mutations for resistance or to increase the level of tolerance to Fusarium wilt in the banana cultivar Maca on the basis of screening under field conditions. 4 refs.
Tulmann Neto, A;
Mendes, B M.J.;
Latado, R;
[1]
Cesar Santos, P dos;
Boliani, A
[2]
- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, SP (Brazil)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Ilha Solteira, SP (Brazil). Faculdade de Agronomia
Citation Formats
Tulmann Neto, A, Mendes, B M.J., Latado, R, Cesar Santos, P dos, and Boliani, A.
In vitro mutation induction for resistance to Fusarium wilt in the banana.
IAEA: N. p.,
1995.
Web.
Tulmann Neto, A, Mendes, B M.J., Latado, R, Cesar Santos, P dos, & Boliani, A.
In vitro mutation induction for resistance to Fusarium wilt in the banana.
IAEA.
Tulmann Neto, A, Mendes, B M.J., Latado, R, Cesar Santos, P dos, and Boliani, A.
1995.
"In vitro mutation induction for resistance to Fusarium wilt in the banana."
IAEA.
@misc{etde_208524,
title = {In vitro mutation induction for resistance to Fusarium wilt in the banana}
author = {Tulmann Neto, A, Mendes, B M.J., Latado, R, Cesar Santos, P dos, and Boliani, A}
abstractNote = {In Brazil, which is one of the world`s principal banana production regions, almost all production is consumed within the country. Consumers show high preference for the cultivar Maca (AAB group). However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to produce bananas of this type because of their high susceptibility to Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Sexual breeding, which consists of recombination and selection, is limited in the banana because of polyploidy and sterility. Spontaneous somatic mutations are an important source of new cultirvars, and mutation breeding might be particularly important to generate genetic variation. Because of this, the mutation breeding approach has been used in Brazil. The objective of this research was to induce gamma ray mutations for resistance or to increase the level of tolerance to Fusarium wilt in the banana cultivar Maca on the basis of screening under field conditions. 4 refs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1995}
month = {Nov}
}
title = {In vitro mutation induction for resistance to Fusarium wilt in the banana}
author = {Tulmann Neto, A, Mendes, B M.J., Latado, R, Cesar Santos, P dos, and Boliani, A}
abstractNote = {In Brazil, which is one of the world`s principal banana production regions, almost all production is consumed within the country. Consumers show high preference for the cultivar Maca (AAB group). However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to produce bananas of this type because of their high susceptibility to Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Sexual breeding, which consists of recombination and selection, is limited in the banana because of polyploidy and sterility. Spontaneous somatic mutations are an important source of new cultirvars, and mutation breeding might be particularly important to generate genetic variation. Because of this, the mutation breeding approach has been used in Brazil. The objective of this research was to induce gamma ray mutations for resistance or to increase the level of tolerance to Fusarium wilt in the banana cultivar Maca on the basis of screening under field conditions. 4 refs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1995}
month = {Nov}
}