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Chapter 4<br />

<strong>Mutation</strong> induction on banana (Musa spp.) by using carbon ion-beams<br />

irradiation technique <strong>and</strong> identification of black Sigatoka<br />

resistant/tolerant mutants<br />

4. 1. Introduction<br />

Banana breeding programs around the world have been<br />

conducted <strong>for</strong> the enhancement of the new banana cultivars, but the low<br />

reproductive fertility <strong>and</strong> polyploidy levels make the traditional<br />

hybridization techniques remain difficult (Rowe, 1984). Many researches<br />

are aiming at finding out tolerant/resistant cultivars to black Sigatoka<br />

(Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet). This disease is one of the most serious<br />

constrain <strong>for</strong> banana cultivation, being the most destructive disease which<br />

attacks the leaves. It is an airborne fungal disease often diffuse in nature,<br />

producing large areas of black necrosis which become gray <strong>and</strong> the entire<br />

leaf can be infected <strong>and</strong> dies off (Craenen <strong>and</strong> Ortiz, 1996). Biotechnology<br />

<strong>and</strong> gene technology, together with conventional methods can assist to<br />

overcome these problems in developing new banana cultivars. Progress in<br />

the development of various biotechnologies has greatly contributed to the<br />

application of induced mutations in a wide range of plant species (Jain,<br />

2001). FAO/IAEA (2006) officially reported more than 2500 (released)<br />

mutants obtained by different mutagenic inducing techniques. Among them,<br />

1009 were obtained by applying gamma rays <strong>and</strong> 11 varieties were<br />

obtained by ion beam irradiation. The ion-beams technique has recently<br />

been used, which produce a wide number of mutants more effectively than<br />

gamma rays. Fukuda et al. (2003) mentioned that ion-beams can frequently<br />

produce large DNA alteration such as inversion, translocation, <strong>and</strong> large<br />

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