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