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Identification of sources resistant to a virulent Fusarium wilt strain (VCG 0124) infecting Cavendish bananas



  • Authors : Thangavelu, R.; Saraswathi, M.S.; Uma, S.; Loganathan, M.; Backiyarani, S.; Durai, P.; Raj, E.E.; Marimuthu, N.; Kannan, G.; Swennen, R.

  • Document type : Journal article

  • Year of publication : 2021

  • Journal title : Scientific Reports

  • Volume (number) : 11 (1)


  • Pages : 3183

  • Peer-reviewed : Yes

  • ISSN : 2045-2322

  • Language(s) : English

  • Abstract : Bananas are vital for food security in many countries, and half of banana production relies solely on 'Cavendish' (AAA), which is presently threatened by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) tropical race 4. This particular virulent Foc strain was also found to attack other banana varieties of commercial importance. As there is no single effective management practice available so far, this study was undertaken to determine resistant sources from the genotype collection available at the ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India for direct use by farmers and/or in breeding programmes to develop resistant hybrids. A total of 258 genotypes of different ploidies and genomic constitutions were tested against Foc race 1 (VCG 0124). In total, 19 genotypes (AA Unique-6, BB type-2, AAA Unique-1, AAA Cavendish-1, AAB Mysore-3, AAB Pome-1, AAB Plantain-4 and AAAB-1) were found to be immune; eight genotypes (AA Unique-1, BB type-3, AAA Cavendish-1, AAB Mysore-1, AAB Unique-1, AAB Plantain-1) were highly resistant; and nine genotypes (AA Unique-1, AAA Cavendish-3, AAB Silk-1, AAB Pome-4) were resistant. The genotypes that are resistant to the virulent Foc race 1 (VCG 0124) strain can be exploited directly for commercialization and/or in breeding programs to develop resistant hybrids.

  • Keywords : DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. CUBENSE; POT EXPERIMENTS; FIELD TRIALS; SCREENING; INDIA; RTB; FUSARIUM WILT; GREENHOUSE TRIALS; CULTIVAR EVALUATION; VCG 0124

  • Open access : Yes

  • Document on publisher's site : open View article on publisher's site

  • Musalit document ID : IN210129

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