Application of Pollen Germination Media on Stigmas during Pollination Increases Seed Set in East African Highland Cooking Bananas (Musa spp.)

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dc.contributor.authorWaniale, Allan
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, Rony
dc.contributor.authorSettumba, B. Mukasa
dc.contributor.authorTugume, Arthur K.
dc.contributor.authorKubiriba, Jerome
dc.contributor.authorTushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.
dc.contributor.authorAmah, Delphine
dc.contributor.authorTumuhimbise, Robooni
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-09T13:57:28Z
dc.date.available2022-06-09T13:57:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSeed set in East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) is extremely low and therefore hampers breeding. Pollen–pistil interaction is a key contributing factor. We assessed the effect of pollen germination media (PGM) on seed set in EAHBs. Five EAHB cultivars were pollinated with pollen from the wild banana ‘Calcutta 4’. Glucose-based PGM sprayed on freshly emerged stigmas significantly increased seed set per 100 fruits per bunch. Increases were 73.5% in ‘Enzirabahima’, 39.9% in ‘Mshale’, and 302.4% in ‘Nshonowa’. However, PGM did not increase seed set in the female sterile ‘Mlelembo’ and ‘Nakitembe’. As larger bunches were more fertile, good field management practices are also recommended to get more seed to improve breeding efficiency.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWaniale, A.; Swennen, R.; Mukasa, S.B.; Tugume, A.K.; Kubiriba, J.; Tushemereirwe,W.K.; Amah, D.; Tumuhimbise, R. Application of Pollen Germination Media on Stigmas during Pollination Increases Seed Set in East African Highland Cooking Bananas (Musa spp.). Agronomy 2021, 11, 1085. https:// doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061085en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps:// doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061085
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3847
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgronomyen_US
dc.subjectEast African highland cooking bananasen_US
dc.subjectPollination techniqueen_US
dc.subjectSeed seten_US
dc.subjectBreeding efficiencyen_US
dc.titleApplication of Pollen Germination Media on Stigmas during Pollination Increases Seed Set in East African Highland Cooking Bananas (Musa spp.)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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