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Research Article
A Preliminary Cytological Study Of 2N Pollen Formation In Musa
Author(s): M. T. V. Adeleke*, M. Pillay and B. E. Okoli
Current Musa breeding strategies are complex and time consuming involving the selection of tetraploids from 3x-2x crosses. The tetraploids are crossed with diploids to produce secondary triploids. Considering the very low hybrid seed set, routine embryo rescue procedures of hybrid seeds and the long growth cycle of banana, it takes approximately 10-12 years to produce an acceptable banana hybrid. The banana breeding process could benefit tremendously if triploid bananas could be obtained directly from 2x-2x crosses through the process of unilateral polyploidization. There are few reports on the mechanisms involved in 2n pollen production in Musa. This study investigated the type of meiotic irregularities that lead to 2n pollen formation in diploid, triploid and tetraploid Musa accessions using cytological analyses. The results showed that aberrations in cytokinesis and kary.. Read More»