ISSN:
1432-203X
Keywords:
Mycosphaerella fijiensis
;
Banana
;
Plantain
;
Black Sigatoka
;
In vitro selection
;
Resistance
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Anin vitro selection system using microcross sections of banana and plantain cultivars belonging to AAA and AAB genomic groups were used to produce plants resistant against the Black Sigatoka disease. The fungus resistant plantlets were obtained in a double selection system. This involved in a first step the use of a fungal crude filtrate and in the second step the purified host-specific toxin 2,4,8-trihydroxytetralone extracted from the fungusMycosphaerella fijiensis (M. fijiensis), the causal agent of Black Sigatoka disease. Resistant plantlets obtained from the double selection system were inoculated with conidia ofM. fijiensis in a growth chamber to reproduce Black Sigatoka symptoms. Compared to non-treated control plantlets, which were highly susceptible to the fungus, 10.7–19.3% toxin-resistant plantlets which arose from tissues that went through the double selection system were resistant againstM. fijiensis. This technique of using micro-cross sections for selection on fungal toxins seems to be amenable to differentMusa genotypes for the production of fungus-resistant plants.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01088293
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