Improved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Organisation, Ugandaen
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Germanyen
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere Universityen
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.countryGermany
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2DE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionACP
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Europe
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1300/j411v16n01_06en
cg.issn1542-7528en
cg.issn1542-7536en
cg.issue1-2en
cg.journalJournal of Crop Improvementen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaNUTRITIONen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASESen
cg.subject.iitaTISSUE CULTUREen
cg.subject.iitaBANANAen
cg.volume16en
dc.contributor.authorPaparu, P.en
dc.contributor.authorDubois, T.en
dc.contributor.authorGold, C.en
dc.contributor.authorNiere, B.en
dc.contributor.authorAdipala, E.en
dc.contributor.authorCoyne, D.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-03T05:54:36Zen
dc.date.available2019-03-03T05:54:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/99997
dc.titleImproved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporumen
dcterms.abstractNon-pathogenic endophytic Fusarium oxysporum inoculated into banana (Musa spp.) tissue culture plants can provide protection against banana weevils (Cosmopolites sordidus) and nematodes (Radopholus similis). The degree of control probably depends, in part, upon the level of endophyte establishment following inoculation. In this study, we compared three methods of inoculating endophytic fungi into eight week-old tissue culture plants: (1) Dipping the roots and rhizomes in a spore suspension, (2) dipping the roots and rhizomes in a spore suspension after the plants had been grown in an additional nutrient solution to enhance root growth, and (3) using a solid substrate inoculum after plants were grown in an additional nutrient solution. Irrespective of the inoculation method, rhizomes were colonized to a higher extent (91%) than roots (64%). The use of a solid substrate inoculum resulted in a higher percentage root colonization (96%) than when plants were dipped in a spore suspension. When roots and rhizomes were dipped in a spore suspension, root colonization was higher (71%) for plants grown in an additional nutrient solution than for plants obtained directly from rooting medium (49%). Use of a solid substrate inoculum and increased root development by growing the plants in a nutrient solution are necessary to maximize root colonization by fungal endophytes.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPaparu, P., Dubois, T., Gold, C., Niere, B., Adipala, E. & Coyne, D. (2006). Improved colonization of East African highland Musa tissue culture plants by endophytic Fusarium oxysporum. Journal of Crop Improvement, 16(1-2), 81-95.en
dcterms.extentp. 81-95en
dcterms.issued2006-07-20
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dcterms.subjectrhizomesen
dcterms.subjectnutrient solutionsen
dcterms.subjectroot colonizationen
dcterms.subjecttissue cultureen
dcterms.subjectbananasen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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