Description of wild Musa species endemic to Arunachal Pradesh of India

• Authors : Uma, S.; Saraswathi, M.S.; Backiyarani, S.; Anushma, P.; Durai, P.


• Document type : Book


• Year of publication : 2014


• Publisher(s) : National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR)


• Place of publication : Tiruchirappalli, India


• Collection : Technical Bulletin No. 26


• Pages : 56


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : Simmond's Travelogue has identified the occurrence of 11 species in India of which seven were identified and documented by NRCB (Uma et al, 2005). Although our explorations in the North East region during 2002-2006 has led to the collection of species like Musa flavflora, Musa ochracea and Musa cheesmani, their true identity was II confirmed very recently. The accessions earlier collected from North East India failed to establish due to extreme weather prevalent conditions at Trichy. Hence efforts were made for target collections of those lost accessions collected especially from Arunachal Pradesh which is known for harboring vast diversity. The document will be the first report on the occurrence of a new species Musa saddlensis adding to the existing genetic wealth of banana and plantains. Musa cheesmani was collected and misidentified as Musa nagensium. The true identity of Musa cheesmani has been confirmed and documented in this bulletin. There is a greater distribution of intersectional hybrids whose identity is being confirmed through molecular approaches. The unique feature of this document is that it carries the DNA fingerprints of eight Musa species.


• Keywords : DESCRIPTION; WILD SPECIES; INDIA


• Open access : No


• Musalit document ID : IN200103

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