EVALUATION OF QUALITATIVE TRAITS IN BANANA (Musa spp.) GENOMES

G.B. SAWANT¹*, V.V. DALVI², A.R. AMBAVANE³, S.A. GADAKH^4
1Department of Agriculture Botany, College of Agriculture, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
²Department of Agriculture Botany, College of Agriculture, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
³Department of Agriculture Botany, College of Agriculture, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
⁴Department of Agriculture Botany, College of Agriculture, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : gaurishsawant42@rediffmail.com

Received : 01-11-2018     Accepted : 27-11-2018     Published : 30-11-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 548 - 551
Genetics 10.11 (2018):548-551

Keywords : Banana, Qualitative Characters, Genomic Groups
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India, for providing such a valuable germplasm. Authors are also thankful to Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, 415 712, Maharashtra, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The experiment was conducted to study different qualitative characters in banana from different genomic groups. Thirty banana genotypes from genomic groups AA, AAA, AAB, AB, ABB and BB were characterized. The different characteristics studied were bunch position, bunch shape, male flower behaviour, anther exsertion, fruit position, mature fruit peel colour, pulp colour at maturity, flesh texture and predominant taste. All the thirty varieties exhibited considerable variation; more in between groups than within a specific group. Among all, the varieties from group AAA as Dwarf Cavendish, Grand Naine were found with good quality fruits with sweet and soft pulp. ‘Nendran’ from AAB was preferable as a culinary variety with mild taste and more firm texture. Most of the varieties in AA and AAB group showed the characteristic sweet and acidic taste. The group ABB was found with somewhat diverse characteristics. The descriptors used for characterization were found efficient in differentiating banana genotypes in between groups as well as among individual genotypes.

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