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Al-Sarar AS, Abobakr Y, Alzabib AA, Saleh AA. First Report on Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar 1823) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an Exotic Economically Important Pest from Saudi Arabia. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 53:461-468. [PMID: 38656593 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-024-01141-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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We report the first record of the occurrence of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1823) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an economically important pest of bananas (Musa spp.), from Fifa Mountains in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, we recorded the first observation of damage caused to bananas by C. sordidus in a banana farm in Jazan Province, southwestern Saudi Arabia, in March 2022. Molecular characterization using DNA sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene confirmed the morphological identification of C. sordidus. This discovery is considered a warning notice to prevent the potential establishment and spread of this dangerous pest in the banana cultivation regions in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, it is recommended that detection and monitoring of banana weevil should be undertaken in Saudi banana farms in order to restrict the dissemination of this weevil to other banana cultivation areas.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali S Al-Sarar
- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Animal Pests, Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Giza, Egypt
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Onohuean H, Onohuean EF, Igbinoba S, Odoma S, Usman I, Ifie JE, Alagbonsi AI, Moyosore AA, Udom GJ, Agu PC, Aja PM, Ezeonwumelu JOC, Al‑Kuraishy HM, Batiha GE, Osuntoki AA. In silico pharmacokinetic and therapeutic evaluation of Musa acuminata peels against aluminium chloride-induced hepatotoxicity in adult BALB/c mice. In Silico Pharmacol 2024; 12:46. [PMID: 38800619 PMCID: PMC11116335 DOI: 10.1007/s40203-024-00216-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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East Africa (Musa spp.), notably Musa acuminata, "Matooke" a staple and economically important food in the region. Here, 12 selected M. acuminata peels extract (MAPE) bioactive compounds were studied for hepatoprotective potentials in aluminium chloride-induced hepatoxicity in adult BALB/c mice. GC-MS analysis was used to identify active components of MAPE. In silico estimation of the pharmacokinetic, the GCMS-identified compounds' toxicity profile and molecular docking were compared with the standard (Simvastatin) drug. Hepatotoxicity was induced using aluminium-chloride treated with MAPE, followed by biochemical and histopathological examination. Twelve bioactive compounds 2,2-Dichloroacetophenone (72870), Cyclooctasiloxane 18993663), 7-Hydroxy-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylene-decahydro-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2,9-dione (534579), all-trans-alpha-Carotene (4369188), Cyclononasiloxane (53438479), 3-Chloro-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-6,7a-dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4H-furo[2,3-c]pyridin-2-one (536708), Pivalic acid (6417), 10,13-Octadecadienoic acid (54284936), Ethyl Linoleate (5282184), Oleic acid (5363269), Tirucallol (101257), Obtusifoliol (65252) were identified by GC-MS. Of these, seven were successfully docked with the target proteins. The compounds possess drug likeness potentials that do not inhibits CYP450 isoforms biotransformation. All the docked compounds were chemoprotective to AMES toxicity, hERGI, hERGII and hepatotoxicity. The animal model reveals MAPE protective effect on liver marker's function while the histological studies show regeneration of the disoriented layers of bile ducts and ameliorate the cellular/histoarchitecture of the hepatic cells induced by AlCl3. The findings indicate that MAPE improved liver functions and ameliorated the hepatic cells' cellular or histoarchitecture induced by AlCl3. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the mechanism action and toxicological evaluation of MAPE's chronic or intermittent use to ascertain its safety in whole organism systems.
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- Hope Onohuean
- Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine, and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Biopharmaceutics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine, and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine, and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Biopharmaceutics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria
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- Biopharmaceutics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Clinical Biology (Physiology Unit), School of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Huye, Rwanda
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Mable, Uganda
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- Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine, and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Biopharmaceutics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, PMB 323, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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- Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine, and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511 AlBeheira Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Higgins J, Osorio-Guarín JA, Olave-Achury C, Toloza-Moreno DL, Enriquez A, Di Palma F, Yockteng R, De Vega JJ. Characterizing subgenome recombination and chromosomal imbalances in banana varietal lineages. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2024; 133:349-364. [PMID: 38097270 PMCID: PMC11005773 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are among the most important crops worldwide. The cultivated varieties are vegetatively propagated, so their genetic diversity is essentially fixed over time. Musa acuminata, M. balbisiana and M. schizocarpa have provided the named A, B and S subgenomes that predominantly constitute these varieties. Here we aimed to characterize intergenetic recombination and chromosomal imbalances between these A/B/S subgenomes, which often result in copy-number variants (CNVs) leading to changes in gene dosage and phenotype, in a diverse panel of bananas and plantains. This will allow us to characterize varietal lineages better and identify sources of genetic variation. METHODS We delimited population structure and clonal lineages in a diverse panel of 188 banana and plantain accessions from the most common cultivars using admixture, principal component and phylogenetic analyses. We used new scalable alignment-based methods, Relative Averaged Alignment (RAA) and Relative Coverage, to infer subgenome composition (AA, AAB, etc.) and interspecific recombination. RESULTS In our panel, we identified ten varietal lineages composed of somatic clones, plus three groups of tetraploid accessions. We identified chromosomal exchanges resulting in gains/losses in chromosomal segments (CNVs), particularly in AAB and ABB varieties. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated alignment-based RAA and Relative Coverage can identify subgenome composition and introgressions with similar results to more complex approaches based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) databases. These ab initio species-agnostic methods can be used without sequencing a panel of wild ancestors to find private SNPs, or in recently diverged pools where private SNPs are uncommon. The extensive A/B/S exchanges and the variation in the length of some introgressions between lineages further support multiple foundational events of hybridization and residual backcrossing. Imbalances between A/B/S may have resulted in CNVs and gene dosage variation. Since most edible banana genomes are fixed on time, these CNVs are stable genetic variations probably associated with phenotypic variation for future genetic studies.
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- Janet Higgins
- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UZ, UK
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, AGROSAVIA, km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, AGROSAVIA, km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación Palmira, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, AGROSAVIA, Palmira, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, AGROSAVIA, km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR-CNRS 7205, Paris, France
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UZ, UK
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Capo-Chichi DBE, Tchokponhoué DA, Sogbohossou DEO, Achigan-Dako EG. Narrow genetic diversity in germplasm from the Guinean and Sudano-Guinean zones in Benin indicates the need to broaden the genetic base of sweet fig banana (Musa acuminata cv Sotoumon). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0294315. [PMID: 37972084 PMCID: PMC10653437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Sweet fig (M. acuminata cv. Sotoumon) is an economically important dessert banana in Benin, with high nutritional, medicinal, and cultural values. Nevertheless, its productivity and yield are threatened by biotic and abiotic stresses. Relevant knowledge of the genetic diversity of this economically important crop is essential for germplasm conservation and the development of breeding programs. However, very little is known about the genetic makeup of this cultivar in Benin. To advance the understanding of genetic diversity in sweet fig banana germplasm, a Genotype-By-Sequencing (GBS) was performed on a panel of 273 accessions collected in different phytogeographical zones of Benin. GBS generated 8,457 quality SNPs, of which 1992 were used for analysis after filtering. The results revealed a low diversity in the studied germplasm (He = 0.0162). Genetic differentiation was overall very low in the collection as suggested by the negative differentiation index (Fstg = -0.003). The Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) indicated that the variation between accessions within populations accounted for 83.8% of the total variation observed (P < 0.001). The analysis of population structure and neighbor-joining tree partitioned the germplasm into three clusters out of which a predominant major one contained 98.1% of all accessions. These findings demonstrate that current sweet fig banana genotypes shared a common genetic background, which made them vulnerable to biotic and abiotic stress. Therefore, broadening the genetic base of the crop while maintaining its quality attributes and improving yield performance is of paramount importance. Moreover, the large genetic group constitutes an asset for future genomic selection studies in the crop and can guide the profiling of its conservation strategies.
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- Dènoumi B. E. Capo-Chichi
- Genetics, Biotechnology and Seed Science Unit (GBioS), Laboratory of Crop Production, Physiology and Plant Breeding (PAGEV), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin
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- Genetics, Biotechnology and Seed Science Unit (GBioS), Laboratory of Crop Production, Physiology and Plant Breeding (PAGEV), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin
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- Genetics, Biotechnology and Seed Science Unit (GBioS), Laboratory of Crop Production, Physiology and Plant Breeding (PAGEV), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin
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- Genetics, Biotechnology and Seed Science Unit (GBioS), Laboratory of Crop Production, Physiology and Plant Breeding (PAGEV), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin
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Dwivedi SL, Heslop-Harrison P, Spillane C, McKeown PC, Edwards D, Goldman I, Ortiz R. Evolutionary dynamics and adaptive benefits of deleterious mutations in crop gene pools. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 28:685-697. [PMID: 36764870 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mutations with deleterious consequences in nature may be conditionally deleterious in crop plants. That is, while some genetic variants may reduce fitness under wild conditions and be subject to purifying selection, they can be under positive selection in domesticates. Such deleterious alleles can be plant breeding targets, particularly for complex traits. The difficulty of distinguishing favorable from unfavorable variants reduces the power of selection, while favorable trait variation and heterosis may be attributable to deleterious alleles. Here, we review the roles of deleterious mutations in crop breeding and discuss how they can be used as a new avenue for crop improvement with emerging genomic tools, including HapMaps and pangenome analysis, aiding the identification, removal, or exploitation of deleterious mutations.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, SE 23053, Sweden.
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Mwaka HS, Christiaens O, Bwesigye PN, Kubiriba J, Tushemereirwe WK, Gheysen G, Smagghe G. First Evidence of Feeding-Induced RNAi in Banana Weevil via Exogenous Application of dsRNA. INSECTS 2021; 13:40. [PMID: 35055882 PMCID: PMC8779063 DOI: 10.3390/insects13010040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is the most devastating pest of banana and plantain worldwide, yet current control measures are neither effective, sustainable, nor environmentally sound, and no resistant farmer-preferred cultivars are known to date. In this paper, we examined the ability to induce RNA interference (RNAi) in the banana weevil via feeding. We first developed an agar- and banana corm (rhizome) flour-based artificial diet in a multi-well plate setup that allowed the banana weevils to complete their life cycle from egg through the larval instars to the pupal stage in an average period of 53 days. Adults emerged about 20 days later. The artificial diet allowed the tunneling and burrowing habits of the larvae and successful metamorphosis up to adult eclosion. Adding dsRNA for laccase2 to the artificial diet resulted in albino phenotypes, confirming gene-silencing. Finally, C. sordidus was fed with dsRNA against a selection of essential target genes: snf7, rps13, mad1, vha-a, vha-d, and lgl for a period of 45 days. 100% mortality within 9-16 days was realized with dssnf7, dsrps13, and dsmad1 at 200 ng/mL artificial diet, and this corresponded to a strong reduction in gene expression. Feeding the dsRNA targeting the two vha genes resulted in 100% mortality after about 3-4 weeks, while treatment with dslgl resulted in no mortality above the dsgfp-control and the water-control. Our results have implications for the development of RNAi approaches for managing important crop pests, in that banana weevils can be controlled based on the silencing of essential target genes as snf7, rps13, and mad1. They also highlight the need for research into the development of RNAi for banana protection, eventually the engineering of host-induced gene-silencing (HIGS) cultivars, given the high RNAi efficacy and its species-specific mode of action, adding the RNAi approach to the armory of integrated pest management (IPM).
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- Henry Shaykins Mwaka
- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (H.S.M.); (O.C.)
- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
- National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda, Kampala P.O. Box 7065, Uganda; (P.N.B.); (J.K.); (W.K.T.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (H.S.M.); (O.C.)
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- National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda, Kampala P.O. Box 7065, Uganda; (P.N.B.); (J.K.); (W.K.T.)
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- National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda, Kampala P.O. Box 7065, Uganda; (P.N.B.); (J.K.); (W.K.T.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (H.S.M.); (O.C.)
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Waniale A, Swennen R, Mukasa SB, Tugume AK, Kubiriba J, Tushemereirwe WK, Uwimana B, Gram G, Amah D, Tumuhimbise R. Use of timelapse photography to determine flower opening time and pattern in banana (Musa spp.) for efficient hand pollination. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19480. [PMID: 34593839 PMCID: PMC8484589 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98500-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sterility and low seed set in bananas is the main challenge to their conventional genetic improvement. The first step to seed set in a banana breeding program depends on pollination at the right time to ensure effective fertilization. This study aimed at determining bract opening time (BOT) to enhance efficient pollination and seed set in bananas. A Nikon D810 digital camera was set-up to take pictures of growing banana inflorescences at five-minute intervals and time-lapse movies were developed at a speed of 30 frames per second to allow real-time monitoring of BOT. Genotypes studied included wild banana (1), Mchare (2), Matooke (4), Matooke hybrid (1), and plantain (1). Events of bract opening initiated by bract lift for female flowers (P < 0.01) started at 16:32 h and at 18:54 h for male flowers. Start of bract rolling was at 18:51 h among female flowers (P < 0.001) and 20:48 h for male flowers. Bracts ended rolling at 02:33 h and 01:16 h for female and flowers respectively (P < 0.05). Total time of bract opening (from lift to end of rolling) for female flowers was significantly longer than that of male flowers (P < 0.001). On average, the number of bracts subtending female flowers opening increased from one on the first day, to between one and four on the fourth day. The number regressed to one bract on day eight before start of opening of bracts subtending male flowers. There was a longer opening interval between bracts subtending female and male flowers constituting spatial and temporal separation. Bract rolling increased from partial to complete rolling from proximal to the distal end of the inflorescence among female flower. On the other hand, bracts subtending male flowers completely rolled. Differences in BOT of genotypes with the same reference time of assessment may be partly responsible for variable fertility. Hand pollination time between 07:00 and 10:00 h is slightly late thus an early feasible time should be tried.
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- Allan Waniale
- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. .,National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda, P.O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.,Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, W. De Croylaan 42, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda, P.O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Ibadan, 200001, Nigeria
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- Rwebitaba Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 96, Fort Portal, Uganda
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Wang H, Dang J, Wu D, Xie Z, Yan S, Luo J, Guo Q, Liang G. Genotyping of polyploid plants using quantitative PCR: application in the breeding of white-fleshed triploid loquats (Eriobotrya japonica). PLANT METHODS 2021; 17:93. [PMID: 34479588 PMCID: PMC8418031 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00792-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ploidy manipulation is effective in seedless loquat breeding, in which flesh color is a key agronomic and economic trait. Few techniques are currently available for detecting the genotypes of polyploids in plants, but this ability is essential for most genetic research and molecular breeding. RESULTS We developed a system for genotyping by quantitative PCR (qPCR) that allowed flesh color genotyping in multiple tetraploid and triploid loquat varieties (lines). The analysis of 13 different ratios of DNA mixtures between two homozygous diploids (AA and aa) showed that the proportion of allele A has a high correlation (R2 = 0.9992) with parameter b [b = a1/(a1 + a2)], which is derived from the two normalized allele signals (a1 and a2) provided by qPCR. Cluster analysis and variance analysis from simulating triploid and tetraploid hybrids provided completely correct allelic configurations. Four genotypes (AAA, AAa, Aaa, aaa) were found in triploid loquats, and four (AAAA, AAAa, AAaa, Aaaa; absence of aaaa homozygotes) were found in tetraploid loquats. DNA markers analysis showed that the segregation of flesh color in all F1 hybrids conformed to Mendel's law. When tetraploid B431 was the female parent, more white-fleshed triploids occurred among the progeny. CONCLUSIONS qPCR can detect the flesh color genotypes of loquat polyploids and provides an alternative method for analyzing polyploid genotype and breeding, dose effects and allele-specific expression.
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- Haiyan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Emerging infectious diseases threatening food security and economies in Africa. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Batte M, Nyine M, Uwimana B, Swennen R, Akech V, Brown A, Hovmalm HP, Geleta M, Ortiz R. Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:489. [PMID: 33109087 PMCID: PMC7590486 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02667-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heterobeltiosis is the phenomenon when the hybrid's performance is superior to its best performing parent. Banana (Musa spp. AAA) breeding is a tedious, time-consuming process, taking up to two decades to develop a consumer acceptable hybrid. Exploiting heterobeltiosis in banana breeding will help to select breeding material with high complementarity, thus increasing banana breeding efficiency. The aim of this study was therefore to determine and document the level of heterobeltiosis of bunch weight and plant stature in the East African highland bananas, in order to identify potential parents that can be used to produce offspring with desired bunch weight and stature after a few crosses. RESULTS This research found significant progressive heterobeltiosis in cross-bred 'Matooke' (highland cooking) banana hybrids, also known as NARITAs, when grown together across years with their parents and grandparents in Uganda. Most (all except 4) NARITAs exhibited positive heterobeltiosis for bunch weight, whereas slightly more than half of them had negative heterobeltiosis for stature. The secondary triploid NARITA 17 had the highest heterobeltiosis for bunch weight: 249% versus its 'Matooke' grandparent and 136% against its primary tetraploid parent. Broad sense heritability (across three cropping cycles) for yield potential and bunch weight were high (0.84 and 0.76 respectively), while that of plant stature was very low (0.0035). There was a positive significant correlation (P < 0.05) between grandparent heterobeltiosis for bunch weight and genetic distance between parents (r = 0.39, P = 0.036), bunch weight (r = 0.7, P < 0.001), plant stature (r = 0.38, P = 0.033) and yield potential (r = 0.59, P < 0.001). Grandparent heterobeltiosis for plant stature was significantly, but negatively, correlated to the genetic distance between parents (r = - 0.6, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Such significant heterobeltiosis exhibited for bunch weight is to our knowledge the largest among main food crops. Since bananas are vegetatively propagated, the effect of heterobeltiosis is easily fixed in the hybrids and will not be lost over time after the release and further commercialization of these hybrids.
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- Michael Batte
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 101, 23053, Alnarp, SE, Sweden.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), C/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteite Leuven (KUL), Willem De Croylaan 42, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Willem De Croylaan 42, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), C/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 101, 23053, Alnarp, SE, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 101, 23053, Alnarp, SE, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 101, 23053, Alnarp, SE, Sweden
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Šimoníková D, Němečková A, Čížková J, Brown A, Swennen R, Doležel J, Hřibová E. Chromosome Painting in Cultivated Bananas and Their Wild Relatives ( Musa spp.) Reveals Differences in Chromosome Structure. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21217915. [PMID: 33114462 PMCID: PMC7672600 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Edible banana cultivars are diploid, triploid, or tetraploid hybrids, which originated by natural cross hybridization between subspecies of diploid Musa acuminata, or between M. acuminata and diploid Musa balbisiana. The participation of two other wild diploid species Musa schizocarpa and Musa textilis was also indicated by molecular studies. The fusion of gametes with structurally different chromosome sets may give rise to progenies with structural chromosome heterozygosity and reduced fertility due to aberrant chromosome pairing and unbalanced chromosome segregation. Only a few translocations have been classified on the genomic level so far, and a comprehensive molecular cytogenetic characterization of cultivars and species of the family Musaceae is still lacking. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with chromosome-arm-specific oligo painting probes was used for comparative karyotype analysis in a set of wild Musa species and edible banana clones. The results revealed large differences in chromosome structure, discriminating individual accessions. These results permitted the identification of putative progenitors of cultivated clones and clarified the genomic constitution and evolution of aneuploid banana clones, which seem to be common among the polyploid banana accessions. New insights into the chromosome organization and structural chromosome changes will be a valuable asset in breeding programs, particularly in the selection of appropriate parents for cross hybridization.
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- Denisa Šimoníková
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (D.Š.); (A.N.); (J.Č.); (J.D.)
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (D.Š.); (A.N.); (J.Č.); (J.D.)
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (D.Š.); (A.N.); (J.Č.); (J.D.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, PO Box 447 Arusha, Tanzania; (A.B.); (R.S.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, PO Box 447 Arusha, Tanzania; (A.B.); (R.S.)
- Division of Crop Biotechnics, Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (D.Š.); (A.N.); (J.Č.); (J.D.)
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (D.Š.); (A.N.); (J.Č.); (J.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-585-238-713
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Kitavi M, Cashell R, Ferguson M, Lorenzen J, Nyine M, McKeown PC, Spillane C. Heritable epigenetic diversity for conservation and utilization of epigenetic germplasm resources of clonal East African Highland banana (EAHB) accessions. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:2605-2625. [PMID: 32719910 PMCID: PMC7419381 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03620-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Genetically identical East African Highland banana (EAHB) clones are epigenetically diverse with heritable epialleles that can contribute to morphological diversity. Heritable epigenetic variation can contribute to agronomic traits in crops and should be considered in germplasm conservation. Despite the genetic uniformity arising from a genetic bottleneck of one ancestral clone, followed by subsequent vegetative propagation, East African Highland bananas (EAHBs) display significant phenotypic diversity potentially arising from somatic mutations, heritable epialleles and/or genotype-by-environment interactions. Here, we use DNA methylation profiling across EAHB accessions representing most of the primary EAHB genepool to demonstrate that the genetically uniform EAHB genepool harbours significant epigenetic diversity. By analysing 724 polymorphic DNA methylation sites by methylation-sensitive AFLP across 90 EAHB cultivars, we could differentiate the EAHB varieties according to their regions (Kenya and Uganda). In contrast, there was minimal association of DNA methylation variation with the five morphological groups that are used to classify EAHBs. We further analysed DNA methylation patterns in parent-offspring cohort, which were maintained in offspring generated by sexual (seed) and asexual (vegetative) propagation, with higher levels of altered DNA methylation observed in vegetatively generated offspring. Our results indicate that the phenotypic diversity of near-isogenic EAHBs is mirrored by considerable DNA methylation variation, which is transmitted between generations by both vegetative reproduction and seed reproduction. Genetically uniform vegetatively propagated crops such as EAHBs harbour considerable heritable epigenetic variation, where heritable epialleles could arise in offspring and contribute to functional traits. This study provides a basis for developing strategies for conservation of epigenetic resources and for integration of epimarkers into crop breeding programmes.
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- M Kitavi
- Genetics and Biotechnology Lab, Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland
- International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Lab, Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland
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- International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Crop R&D, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PO Box 23350, Seattle, WA, 98102, USA
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- International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Lab, Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Lab, Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland.
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Ndayihanzamaso P, Mostert D, Matthews MC, Mahuku G, Jomanga K, Mpanda HJ, Mduma H, Brown A, Uwimana B, Swennen R, Tumuhimbise R, Viljoen A. Evaluation of Mchare and Matooke Bananas for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9091082. [PMID: 32842551 PMCID: PMC7570241 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1, is a major disease of bananas in East Africa. Triploid East African Highland (Matooke) bananas are resistant to Foc race 1, but the response of diploid (Mchare and Muraru) bananas to the fungus is largely unknown. A breeding project was initiated in 2014 to increase crop yield and improve disease and pest resistance of diploid and triploid East African Highland bananas. In this study, eight Mchare cultivars were evaluated for resistance to Foc race 1 in the field in Arusha, Tanzania. In addition, the same eight Mchare cultivars, as well as eight Muraru cultivars, 27 Mchare hybrids, 60 Matooke hybrids and 19 NARITA hybrids were also screened in pot trials. The diploid Mchare and Muraru cultivars were susceptible to Foc race 1, whereas the responses of Mchare, NARITAs and Matooke hybrids ranged from susceptible to resistant. The Mchare and Matooke hybrids resistant to Foc race 1 can potentially replace susceptible cultivars in production areas severely affected by the fungus. Some newly bred Matooke hybrids became susceptible following conventional breeding, suggesting that new hybrids need to be screened for resistance to all Foc variants.
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- Privat Ndayihanzamaso
- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa; (P.N.); (M.C.M.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa; (P.N.); (M.C.M.); (A.V.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa; (P.N.); (M.C.M.); (A.V.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Regional Hub, Plot 25, Light Industrial Area, Coca Cola Rd, P.O. Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania; (K.J.); (H.J.M.); (H.M.); (A.B.); (R.S.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania; (K.J.); (H.J.M.); (H.M.); (A.B.); (R.S.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania; (K.J.); (H.J.M.); (H.M.); (A.B.); (R.S.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania; (K.J.); (H.J.M.); (H.M.); (A.B.); (R.S.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Namulonge, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania; (K.J.); (H.J.M.); (H.M.); (A.B.); (R.S.)
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke, Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Willem De Croylaan 42, Bus 2455, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Willem De Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Rwebitaba ZARDI, P.O. Box 96, Fort Portal, Uganda;
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa; (P.N.); (M.C.M.); (A.V.)
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Mbabazi R, Harding R, Khanna H, Namanya P, Arinaitwe G, Tushemereirwe W, Dale J, Paul J. Pro-vitamin A carotenoids in East African highland banana and other Musa cultivars grown in Uganda. Food Sci Nutr 2020; 8:311-321. [PMID: 31993157 PMCID: PMC6977416 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are an important staple and food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, where the consumption of East African highland banana (EAHB) is the highest in the world, the population suffers from a high incidence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). Since the consumption of pro-vitamin A carotenoids (pVAC) made available through the food staple can help alleviate these ailments, we set out to identify the most suitable banana variety to use in future biofortification strategies through genetic engineering. The study focussed on eight popular Musa cultivars grown in the heart of banana farming communities and across the three major agricultural zones of Uganda. The fruit pVAC concentration varied considerably within and across the cultivars tested. These variations could not be explained by the altitude nor the geographical location where these fruits were grown. More than 50% of the total carotenoids present in EAHB cultivars was found to comprise of α- and β-carotene, while the retention of these compounds following traditional processing methods was at least 70%. Storage up to 14 days postharvest improved carotenoid accumulation up to 2.4-fold in the cultivar Nakitembe. The technical challenge for a successful biofortification approach in Uganda using genetically modified EAHB lies in guaranteeing that the fruit pVAC content will invariably provide at least 50% of the estimated average requirement for vitamin A regardless of the growing conditions.
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- Ruth Mbabazi
- National Agricultural Research Organisation, NARLWakisoUganda
- Present address:
Plant and Soil Science BuildingMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMIUSA
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and BiocommoditiesQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and BiocommoditiesQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Present address:
Sugar Research AustraliaIndooroopillyQLDAustralia
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- National Agricultural Research Organisation, NARLWakisoUganda
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- National Agricultural Research Organisation, NARLWakisoUganda
- National Agricultural Research Organisation, National Coffee Research InstituteMukonoUganda
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and BiocommoditiesQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and BiocommoditiesQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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Kimunye JN, Were E, Mussa F, Tazuba A, Jomanga K, Viljoen A, Swennen R, Muthoni FK, Mahuku G. Distribution of Pseudocercospora species causing Sigatoka leaf diseases of banana in Uganda and Tanzania. PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 69:50-59. [PMID: 31894162 PMCID: PMC6919302 DOI: 10.1111/ppa.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Sigatoka leaf diseases are a major constraint to banana production. A survey was conducted in Tanzania and Uganda to assess the distribution of Pseudocercospora species and severity of Sigatoka leaf diseases. Pseudocercospora species were identified using species-specific primers. Sigatoka-like leaf diseases were observed in all farms and on all cultivars, but disease severity varied significantly (P < 0.001) between countries, districts/regions within countries, altitudinal ranges and banana cultivars. In all regions except Kilimanjaro, P. fijiensis, the causal agent of black Sigatoka, was the only pathogen associated with Sigatoka disease. Mycosphaerella musae was associated with Sigatoka-like symptoms in Kilimanjaro region. Black Sigatoka disease was more severe in Uganda, with a mean disease severity index (DSI) of 37.5%, than in Tanzania (DSI = 19.9%). In Uganda, black Sigatoka disease was equally severe in Luwero district (mean DSI = 40.4%) and Mbarara district (mean DSI = 37.9%). In Tanzania, black Sigatoka was most severe in Kagera region (mean DSI = 29.2%) and least in Mbeya region (mean DSI = 11.5%). Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the most devastating sigatoka pathogen, was detected at altitudes of up to 1877 m a.s.l. This range expansion of P. fijiensis, previously confined to altitudes lower than 1350 m a.s.l. in East Africa, is of concern, especially for smallholder banana farmers growing the susceptible East African Highland bananas (EAHB). Among the banana varieties sampled, the EAHB, FHIA hybrids and Mchare were the most susceptible. Here, the loss of resistance in Yangambi KM5, a banana variety previously resistant to P. fijiensis, is reported for the first time.
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- J. N. Kimunye
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, PO Box 34441, Tanzania
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Nelson Mandela Road, Arusha, Tanzania
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, PO Box 34441, Tanzania
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Nelson Mandela Road, Arusha, Tanzania
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, KU Leuven, Willem De Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, PO Box 34441, Tanzania
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Nyine M, Uwimana B, Akech V, Brown A, Ortiz R, Doležel J, Lorenzen J, Swennen R. Association genetics of bunch weight and its component traits in East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA group). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:3295-3308. [PMID: 31529270 PMCID: PMC6820618 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03425-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The major quantitative trait loci associated with bunch weight and its component traits in the East African highland banana-breeding population are located on chromosome 3. Bunch weight increase is one of the major objectives of banana improvement programs, but little is known about the loci controlling bunch weight and its component traits. Here we report for the first time some genomic loci associated with bunch weight and its component traits in banana as revealed through a genome-wide association study. A banana-breeding population of 307 genotypes varying in ploidy was phenotyped in three locations under different environmental conditions, and data were collected on bunch weight, number of hands and fruits; fruit length and circumference; and diameter of both fruit and pulp for three crop cycles. The population was genotyped with genotyping by sequencing and 27,178 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were generated. The association between SNPs and the best linear unbiased predictors of traits was performed with TASSEL v5 using a mixed linear model accounting for population structure and kinship. Using Bonferroni correction, false discovery rate, and long-range linkage disequilibrium (LD), 25 genomic loci were identified with significant SNPs and most were localized on chromosome 3. Most SNPs were located in genes encoding uncharacterized and hypothetical proteins, but some mapped to transcription factors and genes involved in cell cycle regulation. Inter-chromosomal LD of SNPs was present in the population, but none of the SNPs were significantly associated with the traits. The clustering of significant SNPs on chromosome 3 supported our hypothesis that fruit filling in this population was under control of a few quantitative trait loci with major effects.
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- Moses Nyine
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture c/o Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 101, 23053, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, 23350, USA
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture c/o Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Division of Crop Biotechnics, Katholieke Universiteit, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
- Bioversity International, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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Batte M, Swennen R, Uwimana B, Akech V, Brown A, Tumuhimbise R, Hovmalm HP, Geleta M, Ortiz R. Crossbreeding East African Highland Bananas: Lessons Learnt Relevant to the Botany of the Crop After 21 Years of Genetic Enhancement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:81. [PMID: 30804965 PMCID: PMC6370977 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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East 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.
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- Michael Batte
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Heverlee, Belgium
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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Perrier X, Jenny C, Bakry F, Karamura D, Kitavi M, Dubois C, Hervouet C, Philippson G, De Langhe E. East African diploid and triploid bananas: a genetic complex transported from South-East Asia. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2019; 123:19-36. [PMID: 30247503 PMCID: PMC6344093 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Besides bananas belonging to the AAA triploid Mutika subgroup, which predominates in the Great Lakes countries, other AAA triploids as well as edible AA diploids, locally of considerable cultural weight, are cultivated in East Africa and in the nearby Indian Ocean islands as far as Madagascar. All these varieties call for the genetic identification and characterization of their interrelations on account of their regional socio-economic significance and their potential for banana breeding strategies. METHODS An extensive sampling of all traditional bananas in East Africa and near Indian Ocean islands was genotyped with simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, with particular emphasis on the diploid forms and on the bananas of the Indian Ocean islands, which remain poorly characterized. KEY RESULTS All the edible AA varieties studied here are genetically homogeneous, constituting a unique subgroup, here called 'Mchare', despite high phenotypic variation and adaptions to highly diverse ecological zones. At triploid level, and besides the well-known AAA Mutika subgroup, at least two other genetically related AAA subgroups specific to this region are identified. Neither of these East African AAA genotypes can be derived directly from the local AA Mchare diploids. However, it is demonstrated that the East African diploids and triploids together belong to the same genetic complex. The geographical distribution of their wild acuminata relatives allowed identification of the original area of this complex in a restricted part of island South-East Asia. The inferred origin leads to consideration of the history of banana introduction in Africa. Linked to biological features, documentation on the embedding of bananas in founding legends and myths and convincing linguistic elements were informative regarding the period and the peoples who introduced these Asian plants into Africa. The results point to the role of Austronesian-speaking peoples who colonized the Indian Ocean islands, particularly Madagascar, and reached the East African coasts. CONCLUSIONS Understanding of the relations between the components of this complex and identifying their Asian wild relatives and related cultivars will be a valuable asset in breeding programmes and will boost the genetic improvement of East African bananas, but also of other globally important subgroups, in particular the AAA Cavendish.
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- Xavier Perrier
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris, France
- Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage CNRS, Université Lyon, France
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Chabi MC, Dassou AG, Dossou-Aminon I, Ogouchoro D, Aman BO, Dansi A. Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2018; 14:78. [PMID: 30547822 PMCID: PMC6295045 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-018-0280-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The cultivated banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are valuable for nutritional and socio-economic security for millions of people worldwide. In Benin, banana and plantain are among the most produced, consumed, and traded commodities. Its production is mainly for local consumption and remains insufficient to the demand. However, the varietal diversity of banana and plantain cultivated in Benin is not documented. This study aims at characterizing the banana and plantain cropping systems, genetic diversity, and production constraints as a baseline to the full utilization of this resource in crop improvement and to identify the potential production and agronomic qualities. METHODS A baseline investigation of ethnobotanical attributes of banana cultivars was done in 51 randomly chosen villages in southern Benin. Interviews with randomly selected representative farmers were carried out. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were used for global confirmatory investigation of survey data. Socio-demographic data and indigenous knowledge on the farmer uses of banana and plantain diversity, such as cultural practices, origin, and availability of banana and plantain planting materials, and the constraints and criteria of varietal preference cited by farmers were ranked. RESULTS Eighty-seven locally recognized cultivars were found: 73 of banana and 14 of plantain groups. The most popular cultivars were Sotoumon (banana) (52.94%), Aloga (plantain) (41.17%), Planta (banana) (33.33%), and Adjangan (plantain) (27.45%). Of the eleven production constraints identified, the main biotic challenges were banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar and banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), while abiotic problems were drought and the wind. Some local varieties like Amandan, Assonwonnou, Coleti, and Ninkouin are extremely rare owing to agronomic and economic preference perceptions. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS This study provides a baseline for banana diversity in Benin and the West African region and entry points for biological characterization and production improvement. This would enable the exploitation of this resource for plant breeding towards biotic and abiotic challenges facing banana production.
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- Mariano C. Chabi
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding, National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics, BP: 14, Dassa, Benin
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding, National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics, BP: 14, Dassa, Benin
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding, National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics, BP: 14, Dassa, Benin
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding, National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics, BP: 14, Dassa, Benin
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding, National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics, BP: 14, Dassa, Benin
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Němečková A, Christelová P, Čížková J, Nyine M, Van den houwe I, Svačina R, Uwimana B, Swennen R, Doležel J, Hřibová E. Molecular and Cytogenetic Study of East African Highland Banana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1371. [PMID: 30337933 PMCID: PMC6180188 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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East African highland bananas (EAHBs) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and other countries in the African Great Lakes region. Even though several morphologically different types exist, all EAHBs are triploid and display minimal genetic variation. To provide more insights into the genetic variation within EAHBs, genotyping using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, molecular analysis of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region of ribosomal DNA locus, and the analysis of chromosomal distribution of ribosomal DNA sequences were done. A total of 38 triploid EAHB accessions available in the Musa germplasm collection (International Transit Centre, Leuven, Belgium) were characterized. Six diploid accessions of Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina, ssp. banksii, and ssp. malaccensis representing putative parents of EAHBs were included in the study. Flow cytometric estimation of 2C nuclear DNA content revealed small differences (max ~6.5%) in genome size among the EAHB clones. While no differences in the number of 45S and 5S rDNA loci were found, genotyping using 19 SSR markers resulted in grouping the EAHB accessions into four clusters. The DNA sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region indicated a relation of EAHB clones with M. acuminata and, surprisingly, also with M. schizocarpa. The results suggest that EAHB cultivars originated from a single hybrid clone with M. acuminata ssp. zebrina and ssp. banksii being its most probable parents. However, M. schizocarpa seems to have contributed to the formation of this group of banana.
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- Alžběta Němečková
- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, Kampala, Uganda
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, Kampala, Uganda
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- Bioversity International, Banana Genetic Resources, Heverlee, Belgium
- Division of Crop Biotechnics, Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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Němečková A, Christelová P, Čížková J, Nyine M, Van den Houwe I, Svačina R, Uwimana B, Swennen R, Doležel J, Hřibová E. Molecular and Cytogenetic Study of East African Highland Banana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1371. [PMID: 30337933 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01371/full] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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East African highland bananas (EAHBs) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and other countries in the African Great Lakes region. Even though several morphologically different types exist, all EAHBs are triploid and display minimal genetic variation. To provide more insights into the genetic variation within EAHBs, genotyping using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, molecular analysis of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region of ribosomal DNA locus, and the analysis of chromosomal distribution of ribosomal DNA sequences were done. A total of 38 triploid EAHB accessions available in the Musa germplasm collection (International Transit Centre, Leuven, Belgium) were characterized. Six diploid accessions of Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina, ssp. banksii, and ssp. malaccensis representing putative parents of EAHBs were included in the study. Flow cytometric estimation of 2C nuclear DNA content revealed small differences (max ~6.5%) in genome size among the EAHB clones. While no differences in the number of 45S and 5S rDNA loci were found, genotyping using 19 SSR markers resulted in grouping the EAHB accessions into four clusters. The DNA sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region indicated a relation of EAHB clones with M. acuminata and, surprisingly, also with M. schizocarpa. The results suggest that EAHB cultivars originated from a single hybrid clone with M. acuminata ssp. zebrina and ssp. banksii being its most probable parents. However, M. schizocarpa seems to have contributed to the formation of this group of banana.
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- Alžběta Němečková
- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, Kampala, Uganda
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, Kampala, Uganda
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- Bioversity International, Banana Genetic Resources, Heverlee, Belgium
- Division of Crop Biotechnics, Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Banana Breeding, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czechia
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Batte M, Mukiibi A, Swennen R, Uwimana B, Pocasangre L, Hovmalm HP, Geleta M, Ortiz R. Suitability of existing Musa morphological descriptors to characterize East African highland 'matooke' bananas. GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION 2017; 65:645-657. [PMID: 33364682 PMCID: PMC7705172 DOI: 10.1007/s10722-017-0562-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Morphological traits are commonly used for characterizing plant genetic resources. Germplasm characterization should be based on distinctly identifiable, stable and heritable traits that are expressed consistently and are easy to distinguish by the human eye. Characterization and documentation of a representative sample of East African highland bananas (Lujugira-Mutika subgroup) was carried out following an internationally accepted standard protocol for bananas. Eleven cultivars were characterized using an existing set of minimum descriptors (31 qualitative and quantitative traits) with the aim of determining stable descriptors and the ability of these descriptors to distinguish among East African highland banana cultivars. There was variation in stability of these descriptors within cultivars and across the 11 cultivars. Only 10 (32%) out of 31 descriptors studied were stable in the 11 cultivars. However, they had similar scores and therefore are not suitable to distinguish between cultivars within this group. Nonetheless, these 10 descriptors may be useful for distinguishing the East African highland bananas as a group from other groups of bananas. A few descriptors were unique to the cultivar 'Tereza' and may be used to distinguish this cultivar from other 'matooke' cultivars. None of the quantitative descriptors were stable.
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- Michael Batte
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sundsvágen 10, Box 101, 23053 Alnarp, Sweden
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- EARTH University, San José 4442-1000, Costa Rica
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), C/o The Nelson Mandela African Institution for Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteite Leuven (KUL), Willem De Croylaan 42, Bus 2455, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Willem De Croylaan 42, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sundsvágen 10, Box 101, 23053 Alnarp, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sundsvágen 10, Box 101, 23053 Alnarp, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sundsvágen 10, Box 101, 23053 Alnarp, Sweden
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MacKintosh C, Ferrier DEK. Recent advances in understanding the roles of whole genome duplications in evolution. F1000Res 2017; 6:1623. [PMID: 28928963 PMCID: PMC5590085 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.11792.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Ancient whole-genome duplications (WGDs)- paleopolyploidy events-are key to solving Darwin's 'abominable mystery' of how flowering plants evolved and radiated into a rich variety of species. The vertebrates also emerged from their invertebrate ancestors via two WGDs, and genomes of diverse gymnosperm trees, unicellular eukaryotes, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians and even a rodent carry evidence of lineage-specific WGDs. Modern polyploidy is common in eukaryotes, and it can be induced, enabling mechanisms and short-term cost-benefit assessments of polyploidy to be studied experimentally. However, the ancient WGDs can be reconstructed only by comparative genomics: these studies are difficult because the DNA duplicates have been through tens or hundreds of millions of years of gene losses, mutations, and chromosomal rearrangements that culminate in resolution of the polyploid genomes back into diploid ones (rediploidisation). Intriguing asymmetries in patterns of post-WGD gene loss and retention between duplicated sets of chromosomes have been discovered recently, and elaborations of signal transduction systems are lasting legacies from several WGDs. The data imply that simpler signalling pathways in the pre-WGD ancestors were converted via WGDs into multi-stranded parallelised networks. Genetic and biochemical studies in plants, yeasts and vertebrates suggest a paradigm in which different combinations of sister paralogues in the post-WGD regulatory networks are co-regulated under different conditions. In principle, such networks can respond to a wide array of environmental, sensory and hormonal stimuli and integrate them to generate phenotypic variety in cell types and behaviours. Patterns are also being discerned in how the post-WGD signalling networks are reconfigured in human cancers and neurological conditions. It is fascinating to unpick how ancient genomic events impact on complexity, variety and disease in modern life.
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- Carol MacKintosh
- Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 5EH, UK
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- The Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, Scotland, KY16 8LB, UK
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Nyine M, Uwimana B, Swennen R, Batte M, Brown A, Christelová P, Hřibová E, Lorenzen J, Doležel J. Trait variation and genetic diversity in a banana genomic selection training population. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178734. [PMID: 28586365 PMCID: PMC5460855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Banana (Musa spp.) is an important crop in the African Great Lakes region in terms of income and food security, with the highest per capita consumption worldwide. Pests, diseases and climate change hamper sustainable production of bananas. New breeding tools with increased crossbreeding efficiency are being investigated to breed for resistant, high yielding hybrids of East African Highland banana (EAHB). These include genomic selection (GS), which will benefit breeding through increased genetic gain per unit time. Understanding trait variation and the correlation among economically important traits is an essential first step in the development and selection of suitable GS models for banana. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that trait variations in bananas are not affected by cross combination, cycle, field management and their interaction with genotype. A training population created using EAHB breeding material and its progeny was phenotyped in two contrasting conditions. A high level of correlation among vegetative and yield related traits was observed. Therefore, genomic selection models could be developed for traits that are easily measured. It is likely that the predictive ability of traits that are difficult to phenotype will be similar to less difficult traits they are highly correlated with. Genotype response to cycle and field management practices varied greatly with respect to traits. Yield related traits accounted for 31-35% of principal component variation under low and high input field management conditions. Resistance to Black Sigatoka was stable across cycles but varied under different field management depending on the genotype. The best cross combination was 1201K-1xSH3217 based on selection response (R) of hybrids. Genotyping using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers revealed that the training population was genetically diverse, reflecting a complex pedigree background, which was mostly influenced by the male parents.
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- Moses Nyine
- Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Division of Crop Biotechnics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Leuven, Belgium
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Arusha, Tanzania
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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