ITC0078 - Wh-o-gu

 

ITC0078(AAA)
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Passport Data
Country of origin: Country of origin: Papua New Guinea
PDCIm Score: 6.58
Available for distribution:
Accession number: ITC0078
Accession name: Wh-o-gu
DOI: 10.18730/9J96T
Biological status of accession: traditional cultivar or landrace
Taxonomic classification:
Musaceae
Musa
Eumusa
AAA
Institute code: BEL084 (ITC)
Acquisition date: 1985-06-03
Status: active
Type of storage:
In Vitro Collection
Cryopreserved Collection
Lyophilized Leaves
Morphological Characterization at Neufchâteau (CIRAD)
Morphological Characterization Data

6.2 - Pseudostem / Suckers

6.2.1 - Pseudostem height [m] >=3
6.2.6 - Pigmentation of the underlying pseudostem Pink-purple

6.3 - Petiole / Midrib / Leaf

6.3.1 - Blotches at the petiole base Small blotches
6.3.3 - Petiole canal leaf III Wide with erect margins
6.3.4 - Petiole margins Winged and not clasping the pseudostem
6.3.6 - Petiole margin colour Green
6.3.7 - Edge of petiole margin With a colour line along

6.4 - Inflorescence / male bud

6.4.6 - Bunch position Hanging vertically
6.4.7 - Bunch shape Cylindrical with the length >= to twice the width
6.4.12 - Rachis position Falling vertically
6.4.13 - Rachis appearance Bare
6.4.15 - Male bud shape Like a top

6.5 - Bract

6.5.1 - Bract base shape Small shoulder
6.5.2 - Bract apex shape Pointed
6.5.3 - Bract imbrication Old bracts overlap at apex of bud (like Musa acuminata subsp. malaccensis)
6.5.5 - Colour of the bract internal face Purple
6.5.12 - Bract behaviour before falling Revolute (rolling)

6.6 - Male flower

6.6.2 - Compound tepal basic colour White
6.6.4 - Lobe colour of compound tepal Cream

6.7 - Fruit

6.7.2 - Number of fruits 13-16
6.7.3 - Fruit length [cm] 16-20 cm
6.7.4 - Fruit shape Straight (or slightly curved)
6.7.6 - Fruit apex Rounded
6.7.7 - Remains of flower relicts at fruit apex Persistent style
6.7.8 - Fruit pedicel length [mm] <=10 mm
6.7.11 - Fusion of pedicels Very partially or no visible sign of fusion
Phenotyping
Not available
Breeding
Collecting/acquisition source
Type Name Donor Code Donor Institute Country
1. Collection CIRAD Donor Institute Country: France
2. Collection EMBRAPA-CNPMF BRA 002607 Donor Institute Country: Brazil
Collecting Location
Not available
Genetic Integrity
Ploidy: 3x   (Institute of Experimental Botany, 01/09/2016)
Field verified: yes
FV conclusion: validated as True To Type (TTT)
Molecular Characterisation
DArT whole genome profiling of ITC accessions
Publications
  • Nakato GV, Christelová P, Were E, Nyine M, Coutinho TA, Doleżel J, Uwimana B, Swennen R, Mahuku G.  2019.  Sources of resistance in Musa to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt. Plant Pathology. 68:49–59.Musalit
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  • Sardos J., Perrier X., Doležel J., Hřibová E., Christelová P., Van den Houwe I., Kilian A., Roux N..  2016.  DArT whole genome profiling provides insights on the evolution and taxonomy of edible Banana (Musa spp.). Annals of Botany. 118(7):mcw170.
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