Abstract
Ricehull and sawdust were evaluated as Musa sucker plantlet initiation media using five genotypes as test plants. Sword-sucker-corms whose apical dominance was physically destroyed were planted and evaluated for plantlet production during a period of about five months. The number, quality and pattern of plantlets produced and their survival were studied. Results showed that initiation media had statistically similar effects on most parameters measured. However, number of days to the emergence of the second and third plantlets was significantly (P<0.05) earlier in ricehull. Variable genotypic responses to measured traits were in most cases significant. Days to emergence of the first and fifth plantlet were shortest in 'FHIA 17' (a dessert banana hybrid) and longest in 'PITA 25' (a plantain hybrid). Emergence of the first three plantlets in landrace plantain ('Agbagba') was earlier than in dessert banana landrace ('Nsukka Local'). A higher proportion of plantlets excised from landrace genotypes had roots than those from the hybrids. Similarly, higher percentage of plantlets initiated in sawdust had roots (irrespective of genotypes). Survival of plantlets varied with genotypes, initiation media and rooting status of plantlets at the time of excision. In most cases plantlets excised with roots had higher percentage of survival. However, all plantlets of 'Nsukka Local' initiated in sawdust but were rootless survived. Slightly higher proportion of plantlets initiated in sawdust (irrespective of rooting status) survived than those initiated in ricehull. However, evidences from the study showed that either ricehull or sawdust could be used for generating plantlets from corm of Musa species.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Ricehull and sawdust had statistically similar effects on most measured traits.
MusaNot reportedComparator
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t0“Musa”
e0“initiation media had statistically similar effects on most parameters measured”
Claim · model-written summary
Second and third plantlets emerged significantly earlier in ricehull.
- Treatment
- ricehulle0
- Outcome
- number of days to the emergence of the second and third plantletse0
- Direction
- earliere0
- Comparator
- sawduste1
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Verbatim
t0“Musa”
e0“number of days to the emergence of the second and third plantlets was significantly (P<0.05) earlier in ricehull”
e1“Ricehull and sawdust were evaluated as Musa sucker plantlet initiation media”
Claim · model-written summary
Genotypes differed significantly in most measured traits.
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Musa”
e0“Variable genotypic responses to measured traits were in most cases significant”
Claim · model-written summary
First and fifth plantlets emerged earliest in FHIA 17.
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t0“Musa”
e0“Days to emergence of the first and fifth plantlet were shortest in 'FHIA 17' (a dessert banana hybrid) and longest in 'PITA 25' (a plantain hybrid)”
Claim · model-written summary
First and fifth plantlets emerged latest in PITA 25.
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t0“Musa”
e0“Days to emergence of the first and fifth plantlet were shortest in 'FHIA 17' (a dessert banana hybrid) and longest in 'PITA 25' (a plantain hybrid)”
Claim · model-written summary
The first three Agbagba plantlets emerged earlier than Nsukka Local plantlets.
- Material
- Agbagbae0
- Outcome
- Emergence of the first three plantletse0
- Direction
- earliere0
- Comparator
- Nsukka Locale0
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Verbatim
t0“Musa”
e0“Emergence of the first three plantlets in landrace plantain ('Agbagba') was earlier than in dessert banana landrace ('Nsukka Local')”
Claim · model-written summary
More landrace plantlets had roots at excision than hybrid plantlets.
- Material
- landrace genotypese0
- Outcome
- plantlets excised from landrace genotypes had rootse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- hybridse0
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Verbatim
t0“Musa”
e0“A higher proportion of plantlets excised from landrace genotypes had roots than those from the hybrids”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust raised the percentage of rooted plantlets.
- Treatment
- sawduste0
- Outcome
- percentage of plantlets initiated in sawdust had rootse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- Ricehulle1
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Verbatim
t0“Musa”
e0“higher percentage of plantlets initiated in sawdust had roots (irrespective of genotypes)”
e1“Ricehull and sawdust were evaluated as Musa sucker plantlet initiation media”
Claim · model-written summary
Plantlet survival varied with genotype, initiation medium and rooting status.
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Musa”
e0“Survival of plantlets varied with genotypes, initiation media and rooting status of plantlets at the time of excision”
Claim · model-written summary
Rooted excised plantlets generally had higher survival.
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t0“Musa”
e0“plantlets excised with roots had higher percentage of survival”
Claim · model-written summary
All rootless Nsukka Local plantlets initiated in sawdust survived.
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Verbatim
t0“Musa”
e0“all plantlets of 'Nsukka Local' initiated in sawdust but were rootless survived”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust initiation yielded slightly higher plantlet survival than ricehull.
- Treatment
- sawduste0
- Outcome
- proportion of plantlets initiated in sawdust (irrespective of rooting status) survivede0
- Direction
- Slightly highere0
- Comparator
- ricehulle0
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Verbatim
t0“Musa”
e0“Slightly higher proportion of plantlets initiated in sawdust (irrespective of rooting status) survived than those initiated in ricehull”
Claim · model-written summary
Either ricehull or sawdust can be used to generate Musa plantlets from corms.
- Outcome
- either ricehull or sawdust could be used for generating plantlets from corme0
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Verbatim
e0“either ricehull or sawdust could be used for generating plantlets from corm of Musa species”
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