Field performance of Musa cv mas AA generated through somatic embryogenesis

Siti Hawa J, . (2001) Field performance of Musa cv mas AA generated through somatic embryogenesis. [Proceedings Paper]

The popular commercially grown banana cultivars in the country are: Pisang Mas Pisang Berangan Pisang Rastali Pisang Cavendish Pisang Raja Pisang Tanduk Pisang Awak Pisang Abu and PisangNangka. While PisangMas is a nearly bearer and produces superior fruit quality its yield is low at about 10-14 kg/bunch. Improvement in yield is thus urgently needed for it to be commercially competitive as the Cavendish types which yield 25-30 kg/bunch. Pisang Mas improvement was attempted through the generation of variants through somatic embryogenesis and subsequent field evaluation and selection. Somatic embryos were first established from corm pieces followed by successful plant regeneration albeit low at about 1. Subsequent field evaluation for the important agronomic characters earliness to shooting plant vigour yield and fruit quality were carried out for the variants generated in comparison with the controls generated from suckers and tissue culture from meristematic shoot tips. Their comparative behaviour and usefulness of somatic embryogenesis for banana improvement were discussed in this paper.

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The popular commercially grown banana cultivars in the country are: Pisang Mas Pisang Berangan Pisang Rastali Pisang Cavendish Pisang Raja Pisang Tanduk Pisang Awak Pisang Abu and PisangNangka. While PisangMas is a nearly bearer and produces superior fruit quality its yield is low at about 10-14 kg/bunch. Improvement in yield is thus urgently needed for it to be commercially competitive as the Cavendish types which yield 25-30 kg/bunch. Pisang Mas improvement was attempted through the generation of variants through somatic embryogenesis and subsequent field evaluation and selection. Somatic embryos were first established from corm pieces followed by successful plant regeneration albeit low at about 1. Subsequent field evaluation for the important agronomic characters earliness to shooting plant vigour yield and fruit quality were carried out for the variants generated in comparison with the controls generated from suckers and tissue culture from meristematic shoot tips. Their comparative behaviour and usefulness of somatic embryogenesis for banana improvement were discussed in this paper.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. QK 710.2 M239 2001 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Musa
AGROVOC Term:	Bananas
AGROVOC Term:	Somatic embryogenesis
AGROVOC Term:	Somatic embryos
AGROVOC Term:	Cultivars
AGROVOC Term:	Explants
AGROVOC Term:	Planting distance
AGROVOC Term:	Cultural practices
AGROVOC Term:	In vitro
AGROVOC Term:	Regeneration
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:15
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12489

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