Biotechnology of banana (Musa spp.): multi-dimensional progress and prospect of in vitro–mediated system

Using Mutation Breeding to Improve the Eating Characteristics of the Fusarium Wilt-Resistant Banana Variety, ‘Goldfinger’ (AAAB)

“…In addition, ensuring the stability and heritability of genetic changes is an important part of crop breeding programs. In vitro mutagenesis can lead to the formation of chimeras, with plants requiring three to four generations of multiplication to allow for disassociation [56] and the subsequent removal of any abnormal or outlying plants from analysis and further propagation. Tissue culture propagation can now more confidently be used to increase the availability of these selections for further trial work.…”

Biotechnological interventions in banana: current knowledge and future prospects

“…Along with temperature, light intensity and photoperiod also depict an important role in plant tissue culture ( Kaur et al., 2021 ). In bananas, most workers have reportedly used a light intensity in the range of 30 and 100 μmol/m 2 /s ( El-Mahdy and Youssef 2019 ; Mekonen et al., 2021 ; Subrahmanyeswari and Gantait, 2022 ). However, optimum banana shoot proliferation was found at 40 μmol/m 2 /s ( Wilken et al., 2014 ).…”

“…In the current scenario of global climate change and threatened food security, genetic improvement of bananas using biotechnological tools has fascinated the researchers ( Ganapathi et al., 2021b , Ganapathi et al., 2021a ; Subrahmanyeswari and Gantait, 2022 ). There are several methods available for the genetic transformation of bananas including electroporation of protoplasts, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, and particle bombardment using embryogenic cells ( Ganapathi et al., 2021a , Ganapathi et al., 2021b ; Tripathi et al., 2015 ).…”

“…Silicon oxide (SiO2-NPs) promoted shoot growth and proliferation, and also improved the photosynthesis in banana plants exposed to drought stress conditions. Moreover, a significant enhancement in phenolic secretion and a reduction in lipid peroxidation rate were observed at low concentrations of SiO2 (50 mg/l) ( Subrahmanyeswari and Gantait 2022 ). Further, silicon NPs were helpful in the mitigation of the salinity and drought stress-induced oxidative stress in banana plants.…”