Bananas and Their Wild Relatives in Pandeglang, Indonesia

Main Authors: Dewi, Susilawati , Ahmad, Fajarudin, Oktorida Khastini, Rida, Mukti Leksono, Suroso, Maryani, Nani
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia , 2023
Online Access: http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/hayati/article/view/44315
http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/hayati/article/view/44315/26075
Daftar Isi:
  • Pandeglang is one of the banana producer regencies of Banten, Indonesia, that produce 924 tons per year. However, information regarding the diversity of banana germplasm in this region is unavailable. This study explored districts Cadasari, Banjar, Jiput, Labuan, and Menes. Morphological characters were noted and used to identify the cultivars, subspecies, or varieties. In total, 22 accessions were collected from 22 collection sites. Based on morphological characters, we described 14 banana accessions of 10 cultivars, three accessions of wild Musa acuminata and one of Musa balbisiana. Considering its genome composition, five genome types we described among these banana cultivars, i.e., AA (divided into AA and AA wild), BB, AAA, AAB, and ABB. In this study, we did a principal component analysis and saw that AA wild and AAB were clearly separated, but the other genome types were clustered partially or included in one cluster. Our study expands the information on banana diversity in Indonesia. Further study on the potential of this banana germplasm to be used as a genetic resource to find resistance to banana diseases is needed.