Evaluation of banana hybrids for tolerance to black leaf streak (Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet) in Puerto Rico

TitleEvaluation of banana hybrids for tolerance to black leaf streak (Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet) in Puerto Rico
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsIrish BM, Goenaga R, Rios C, Chavarria-Carvajal J, Ploetz R
JournalCrop Protection
Volume54
Pagination229–238
Abstract

In Puerto Rico, bananas (including plantains) are important agricultural commodities; their combined production totaled over 158,000 tons in 2011. Black leaf streak (BLS) and Sigatoka leaf spot diseases, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis and Mycosphaerella musicola, respectively, are responsible for significant losses of this crop, due to the high susceptibility of the most important cultivars. Diploid, triploid and tetraploid hybrids were introduced from international breeding programs for evaluation in Isabela, Puerto Rico. Accessions were established in the field in a randomized complete block design and were evaluated over two cropping cycles (2007–2010) for response to BLS and agronomic traits. Significant differences (P = 0.05) in BLS severity were observed among accessions throughout both crop cycles and were most pronounced at harvest. When averaged across production cycles, severity indices at harvest ranged from very resistant (20% of the leaf surface affected) for ‘FHIA 02’ to extremely susceptible (97%) for ‘Grand Nain’. Yield attributes varied widely among the accessions, including mean bunch weights (6.9–41.0 kg), numbers of hands per bunch (6.6–13.4), and the numbers of fruit per bunch (57.0–239.2). Several accessions, mainly from the Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola (FHIA), were BLS resistant and had short pseudostems, and large bunches. They could potentially replace susceptible cultivars in commercial production or play roles in a nascent organic market.

DOI10.1016/j.cropro.2013.09.003
Showing 22 of 22 accessions
Accession Name Pictures Accession number Species / Group SubSpecies / SubGroup Origin Collection Available for distribution
Safet Velchi ITC0245 AB subgr. Ney Poovan India ITC
FHIA-25 ITC1418 Unknown Unknown Honduras ITC
Pisang Lilin ITC1121 AA Unknown Unknown ITC
FHIA-01 ITC0504 AAAB Unknown Honduras ITC
Musa beccarii ITC1070 beccarii subsp. beccarii Unknown ITC
Banksii ITC0623 acuminata subsp. banksii Papua New Guinea ITC
SH-3640 ITC1307 AAAB Unknown Honduras ITC
Dole ITC0767 ABB subgr. Bluggoe Unknown ITC
PITA 16 ITC1417 Unknown Unknown Nigeria ITC
CRBP 39 ITC1344 AAAB Unknown Cameroon ITC
Gros Michel ITC0484 AAA subgr. Gros Michel Bangladesh ITC
Mbwazirume ITC0084 AAA subgr. Mutika/Lujugira Burundi ITC
PA03-22
ITC1261 AAAB Unknown Brazil ITC
PV03-44
ITC1262 AAAB Unknown Nigeria ITC
PA 12.03
ITC1302 AAAB Unknown Brazil ITC
FHIA-21(#68)
ITC1332 AAAB Unknown Honduras ITC
PV 42-53
ITC1310 Unknown Unknown Brazil ITC
PV 42-81
ITC1312 Unknown Unknown Brazil ITC
PV 42-320
ITC1313 Unknown Unknown Brazil ITC
TMB2x 9128-3
ITC1437 Unknown Unknown Uganda ITC
Popoulou
ITC0335 AAB subgr. Maia Maoli/Popoulu Unknown ITC
Pisang Kra
ITC1345 acuminata subsp. malaccensis Malaysia ITC
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