@article{fdi:010058990,
  title = {{D}ifferential responses to plant-feeding nematodes among sibling cultivars of dessert bananas ({C}avendish subgroup) and a synthetic hybrid},
  author = {{Q}u{\'e}n{\'e}herv{\'e}, {P}atrick and {G}odefroid, {M}artin and {T}opart, {P}atrick and {M}arie-{L}uce, {S}erge and {S}almon, {F}. and {M}arie, {P}. and {C}habrier, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}ll bananas cultivated for export are {C}avendish cultivars and are considered to be very susceptible to both the burrowing nematode {R}adopholus similis and the lesion nematode {P}ratylenchus coffeae. {T}welve cultivars of {M}usa spp. genome {AAA} cv. {G}rande {N}aine from mass field selections in {M}artinique and {G}uadeloupe were cloned and micro-propagated in tissue culture. {R}esistance of these sibling cultivars to nematodes was tested in two growth chamber trials and in one 2-year field trial in a former banana field heavily infested with nematodes and without control methods (no guying or nematicide applications). {T}he field trial also included a new synthetic hybrid {FB}920 that has tolerance to yellow and black {S}igatoka and partial resistance to nematodes. {T}rends were similar in growth chamber and field trials in that all {C}avendish cultivars were susceptible to nematode species, although some differences in susceptibility were detected, and in particular roots of the selected cultivar {MA}13 contained fewer {R}. similis than the most susceptible cultivars of {C}avendish (cvs. {P}etite name, {P}oyo and {L}93). {C}ultivar {MA}13 was also less susceptible than most commercial cultivars to {P}. coffeae in the growth chamber trials, and a similar but insignificant trend was documented in the field trial. {I}n the field trial, all cultivars experienced severe damage (lengthening of vegetative and reproductive stages, uprooting and reduced yield), which was attributed to the high level of nematode infestation. {A}lthough tolerance to nematodes in the field trial was greater for the synthetic new hybrid {FB}920 than for the {C}avendish cultivars, {FB}920 produces small bunches and tall plants that will prevent its development as a banana for export (but will not prevent its production by small holders). {I}n summary, this study shows that there is useful variation in tolerance to {R}. similis and {P}. coffeae among sibling {C}avendish cultivars and that growth chamber trials with in vitro-cultivated plants are useful for screening for such susceptibility.},
  keywords = {{B}anana ; {C}avendish subgroup ; {R}adopholus similis ; {P}ratylenchus coffeae ; {H}ybrid ; {MARTINIQUE} ; {GUADELOUPE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}rop {P}rotection},
  volume = {42},
  numero = {},
  pages = {30--35},
  ISSN = {0261-2194},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.cropro.2012.06.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058990},
}