Challenges for Ex Situ Conservation of Wild Bananas: Seeds Collected in Papua New Guinea Have Variable Levels of Desiccation Tolerance
Ex situ seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa spp. L.), is constrained by critical knowledge gaps in their storage and germination behaviour. Additionally, challenges in collecting seeds from wild populations impact the quality of seed collections. It is, therefore, crucial to evaluate the viability of seeds from such collecting missions in order to improve the value of future seed collections. Authors evaluate the seed viability of 37 accessions of seven Musa species, collected from wild populations in Papua New Guinea, during two collecting missions.
Theme | Technical Resources |
Subject | Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species |
Publisher | Plants |
Publication year | 2020 |
Regions | South West Pacific |
Languages | English |
Resource type | Publications |
Resource link | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/9/1243/pdf |
Keywords | Agricultural biodiversity; Role of genebanks; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species |
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