Short plant stature

Selection of putative Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar mutants obtained by gamma radiation

R. V. Reis, Amorim, E. P., Ledo, C. A. S., Pestana, R. K. N., Gonçalves, Z. S., and Borém, A., Selection of putative Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar mutants obtained by gamma radiation, vol. 14, pp. 4687-4695, 2015.

The aim of this study was to select putative Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar mutants obtained by gamma radiation, with good agronomic traits and short height. A total of 315 buds were irradiated in vitro with gamma rays in doses of 20 Gy and were subcultivated and evaluated in the field over 2 production cycles. The clones were evaluated to select the best 10% of the plants. Cultivation was undertaken at a spacing of 3 x 4 m, and fertilization was carried out according to the technical recommendations for the crop.

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