Skip to main content
Log in

Micropropagules can Profitably Save the Choicest Silk Banana from Extinction

  • Research Article
  • Published:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Panama wilt, a deadly disease of banana in general and Silk group in particular, is creating havoc worldwide. Infected planting material being a major mode of disease spread, production of disease free quality planting material is a must for area expansion. Micropropagation offers a viable solution for overcoming this problem. Though protocols for micropropagation have been standardized for various varieties of banana, their in field trials along with the conventional propagules have seldom been made. This study deals with agronomic, phenological and post harvest attributes of in vitro propagated plantlets of Silk banana var. Nanjanagud Rasabale in comparison to their traditional counterparts. Tissue cultured plantlets were superior to sucker derived plants in terms of vegetative growth, yield and quality parameters. Further micropropagules were precocious by eight weeks and exhibited synchronized flowering.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Robinson JC, Víctor GS (2010) Bananas and plantains. CABI, Oxfordshire

    Book  Google Scholar 

  2. Anonymous (2001) Handbook of horticulture. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi

    Google Scholar 

  3. Waman AA, Bohra Pooja, Sathyanarayana BN, Chandrashekar SC, Thilaka Rani R (2013) Are bananas (Musa spp.) really safe from their aesthetic relatives? Screening potential alternate hosts of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. J Hortic Sci Biotech 88(5):559–562

    Google Scholar 

  4. Bancroft J (1877) Report of the board appointed to enquire into the cause of disease affecting livestock and plants. In: Votes and Proceedings 1876, vol 3. Queensland, pp 1011–1038

  5. Singh HP, Uma S (1995) Current approaches and future opportunities for improvement of major Musa types present in Asia and the Pacific: Silk/Pome (AAB dessert types). In: Frison EA, Horry JP, Waele DD (eds) Proceedings of the workshop on new frontiers in resistance breeding for nematodes, fusarium and Sigatoka. INIBAP, Montpelier, France, pp 149–163

  6. Venkatachalam L, Thimmaraju R, Sreedhar RV, Bhagyalakshmi N (2006) Direct shoot and cormlet regeneration from leaf explants of ‘silk’ banana (AAB). In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Plant 42:262–269

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Waman AA, Umesha K, Sathyanarayana BN (2010) First report on callus induction in Ashoka (Saraca indica L.): an important medicinal plant. Acta Hortic 865:383–386

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. The Hindu (2011). Nanjanagud Rasabale saplings to be distributed. Appeared in The Hindu, National Daily, India on January 2, 2011

  9. Nandi M, Joshi VJ, Chaudhary AN (1998) Field evaluation for growth and yield parameters of banana (Musa spp.) derived from tissue culture and conventional planting material. Indian J Agric Sci 68(10):684–686

    Google Scholar 

  10. Buah JN, Kawamitsu Y, Yonemori S, Murayama S (2000) Field performance of in vitro propagated and sucker derived plants of banana (Musa spp.). Plant Prod Sci 3(2):124–128

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Sheela VL, Nair SR (2001) Growth, flowering and yield potential of tissue culture banana (Musa AAB cv. Nendran). J Trop Agric 39:1–4

    Google Scholar 

  12. Roy OS, Bantawa P, Ghosh SK, Silva JAT, Ghosh PD, Mandal TK (2010) Micropropagation and field performance of ‘Malbhog’ (Musa paradisiaca, AAB group): a popular banana cultivar with high keeping quality of North East India. Tree For Sci Biotechnol 4(Special issue 1):52–58

    Google Scholar 

  13. Zamora AB, Damasco OP, Estano ES, Burba RC, Patena LF (1989) Growth and yield of in vitro and sucker derived banana plants cvs. Lakatan, Bungulan and Saba. Philipp Agric 72:458–465

    Google Scholar 

  14. Francisco GL (1999) Agronomic comparison of two types of propagules of Dominico Hartón plantain (Musa sp. AAB group). InfoMusa 8(2):28–29

    Google Scholar 

  15. Msogoya MT, Maerere AP, Grout BW (2006) Field performance of micropropagated East African banana (Musa AAA, East Africa) in the Eastern zone of Tanzania. Biotechnology 5(4):471–474

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Sathyanarayana BN, Chandrasekhar SC, Krishna Manohar R, Narendrappa, Waman AA, Bohra P, Bharat K (2012) Package of practices for Nanjanagud Rasabale. Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru

  17. Waman AA, Bohra P, Umesha K, Chandrashekhar SC, Sathyanarayana BN, Sreeramu BS (2012) Successful rescue and field establishment of native banana varieties severely affected by rhizome rot. J Agric Rural Dev Trop 113(2):147–154

    Google Scholar 

  18. Meier U (2001) Growth stages of mono-and dicotyledonous plants: BBCH monograph. http://www.jki.bund.de/publications

  19. Gonzales R, Ruiz-Silvera C, Bleiholder H, Hack H, Meier U, Wicke H (2002) Proposal for codification of the phenological cycle of edible musaceae. In: Proceedings of XV Reunión International ACORBAT Meeting 2002. Cartagena/Colombia, pp 412–417

  20. Dadzie BJ, Orchard JE (1997) Routine post-harvest screening of banana/plantain hybrids: criteria and methods. INIBAP Technical Guidelines 2. Montpelliere, France

  21. Bohra P, Waman AA, Sathyanarayana BN, Umesha K, Anu SR, Swetha HG, Gourish RK (2013) Aseptic culture establishment using antibiotics with reference to their efficiency and phytotoxicity in difficult-to-establish native Ney Poovan banana (Musa, AB). Proc Natl Acad Sci India, Sect B Biol Sci. doi: 10.1007/s40011-013-0220-8

  22. Drew RA, Smith NK (1990) Field evaluation of tissue cultured bananas in south east Queensland. Aus J Exp Agric 30:569–574

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Liu LJ, Rosa E, Lizardi E, Arocho A, Diaz N, Rodriquez JA (1989) In vitro propagation of plantain (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana, AAB) and banana (M. acuminata, AAA) in Puerto Rico. J Agric Univ Puerto Rico 73:51–58

    Google Scholar 

  24. Vuylsteke DR, Ortiz R (1996) Field performance of conventional vs. in vitro propagules of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group). HortScience 31:862–865

    Google Scholar 

  25. Robinson JC, Anderson T, Eckstein K (1992) The influence of functional leaf removal at flower emergence on components of yield and photosynthetic compensation in banana. J Hortic Sci 67:626–634

    Google Scholar 

  26. Kwa M, Ganry J (1990) Utilization agronomique de vitro plants de bananaier. Fruits Nomeru Special issue:107–111

    Google Scholar 

  27. Robinson JC, Anderson T (1991) Repeat trials confirm advent ages of banana tissue culture in plant crop. Citrus Subtrop Fruits Res Inst Info Bull 288:10–11

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

Waman Ajit Arun thanks the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for providing financial assistance in the form of INSPIRE fellowship (IF 10076).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ajit Arun Waman.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Waman, A.A., Bohra, P., Sathyanarayana, B.N. et al. Micropropagules can Profitably Save the Choicest Silk Banana from Extinction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 84, 847–854 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-014-0349-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-014-0349-0

Keywords

Navigation