{"id":19450,"date":"2023-11-03T09:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T09:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19450"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:28:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T09:28:31","slug":"icar-nrcb-director-dr-selvarajan-discusses-merits-of-new-wilt-resistant-cavendish-mutant-including-its-similarity-to-organic-grand-naine-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/11\/03\/icar-nrcb-director-dr-selvarajan-discusses-merits-of-new-wilt-resistant-cavendish-mutant-including-its-similarity-to-organic-grand-naine-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"ICAR-NRCB Director Dr. Selvarajan \u00a0discusses merits of new Wilt-resistant Cavendish mutant including\u00a0its similarity\u00a0to organic \u201cGrand Naine\u201d banana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Banana\u00a0<\/u><\/a>is, next to mango, among the most important fruits in India. It is also not surprising that it is the most popular fruit in the United States. In Africa, plantains and banana are essential food security kitchen staples. Perhaps the most important banana strain is Cavendish, which accounts for\u00a050% of all worldwide production<\/u><\/a>. A major natural enemy of this variety is Fusarium wilt disease that spreads via the Fusarium \u00a0oxysporum f. sp. cubense fungi. The good news is that\u00a0ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in India recently developed a new wilt-resistant Cavendish “Grand Naine” mutant. \u00a0Grand Nain or Grande Naine is among the most cultivated Musa bananas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this great development, Selina Wamucii talked Dr. R. Selvarajan, Director, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, in Tamil Nadu.

Dr. Selvarajan begins by stating what drove NRCB to develop the new resistant banana.

\u201dThe incidence of fusarium wilt on cv.Grand Naine made ICAR-NRCB to work on the development of wilt resistant Grand Naine,\u201d he says.

And how effective are the new Cavendish bananas against Fusarium wilt disease?

Dr. Selvarajan explains: \u201cthe Grand Naine variant (NRCBGNMG 1) developed through gamma irradiation was screened for fusarium wilt in pot culture, sick plots and hotspot areas to confirm their resistance against fusarium wilt.\u201d

Farmers will also gladly know that the Cavendish mutant is still a natural banana but provides natural resistance to wilt.

\u201dThis wilt resistant mutant is as same as Grand Naine except conferring resistance to wilt,\u201d expands Dr. Selvarajan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilt Resistant Grand Naine Distribution across India<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Pointedly, in August 2023, \u00a0the state of Uttar Pradesh set up a\u00a02.8 crore\u00a0<\/u><\/a>\u00a0($336,335.4) banana culture lab. So, is the new Cavendish banana getting prioritization in UP or other parts of India as well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u00a0\u201cIt has been distributed to other parts of India besides UP\u00a0under AICRP (Fruits),\u201d advises\u00a0Dr. Selvarajan. \u201cIt\u00a0\u00a0is being tested in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and West Bengal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The director adds that with the coming of the wilt-resistant mutant: \u201cyes, (banana acreage) is expected to increase.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This partly applies to Uttar Pradesh where\u00a068,000 hectares of bananas are currently under cultivation.

\u00a0The Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (ICAR) also played a part in this significant development. Thus, are we likely to see improvements in sugarcane, too?

\u201dMay be,\u201d quips the director.

African farmers, especially in Uganda, have been battling Fusarium wilt on their staple crop for years. Is there a way in which NRCB\u2019s breakthrough could also benefit them by way of diplomacy?

\u201dIf they ask for plants, it could be supplied,\u201d finishes Dr. Selvarajan on this diplomatic note.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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