Biotechnology of the Banana: A Review of Recent Progress

G. R. Rout; S. Samantaray; P. Das

doi:10.1055/s-2000-7470

Plant Biology, Table of Contents

Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2000; 2(5): 512-524
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7470

Review Article

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ·New York

Biotechnology of the Banana: A Review of Recent Progress

G. R. Rout, S. Samantaray, P. Das

Plant Biotechnology Division, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, India

Abstract

A number of biotechnological tools have been developed which could help breeders to evolve new plant types to meet the demand of the food industry in the next century. Available techniques for the transfer of genes could significantly shorten the breeding procedures and overcome some of the agronomic and environmental problems which would otherwise not be possible through conventional methods. In vitro protocols have been standardized to allow commercially viable propagation of desired clones of Musa. An overview of the regeneration of banana by direct and indirect organogenesis, and somatic embryogenesis is presented in this article. In addition, the use of several other biotechnological techniques to enrich the genome of banana, such as selection of somaclonal variants, screening for various useful characteristics, cryopreservation, genetic transformation and molecular genetics are reviewed. In conclusion, the improvement of banana through modern biotechnology should help ensure food security by stabilizing production levels in sustainable cropping systems geared towards meeting domestic and export market demands.

Abbreviations

BA: 6-benzylaminopurine

Kn: kinetin

IAA: indole-3-acetic acid

IBA: indole-3-butyric acid

NAA: α-naphthaleneacetic acid

2,4-D: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

MS: Murashige and Skoog's (1962[104]) medium

Key words

Genetic transformation - in vitro - Musa spp. - molecular marker

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