Evaluation of Some Seeded Banana Germplasm at Jamalpur Region of Bangladesh

Abstract

An experiment was carried out at the fruit farm and fruit characteristics were studied in the laboratory of the Horticulture Research Centre, RARS, BARI, Jamalpur, Bangladesh during the period first growing season from January 2016 to February 2017 and second growing season from March 2017 to April 2018. Ten local seeded banana genotypes viz. SB-01, SB-02, SB-03, SB-04, SB-06, SB-09, SB-10, SB-13, SB-ISD-01 and SB-ISD-05 were included in the study. Due to the effect of growing season on vegetative growth, flowering characters, harvesting time, the yield and yield contributing characters and post-harvest quality of seeded banana: plant height, days to harvest, bunch weight, bunch breadth, peduncle weight, weight of individual hand, number of fingers per hand, weight of skin of individual finger, shelf life and fruit yield showed significant variation. The treatment growing season 1 gained more bunch weight (14.12 kg) and less from growing season 2 (12.03 kg). Greater number of fingers per hand (12.56), shelf life (6.92 days) and fruit yield (35.29 t/ha) were produced in growing season 1 and lesser number of fingers per hand (11.34), shelf life (5.73 days) and fruit yield (30.09 t/ha) in growing season 2. All the traits showed significant variations attributable to the effect of germplasm on vegetative growth, flowering characters, harvesting time, the yield and yield contributing characters and post-harvest quality of seeded banana. The germplasm SB-01was gained the highest bunch weight (16.32 kg) as compared to SB-04 (11.49 kg). Number of fingers per hand was noted the maximum from SB-06 (13.02) as compared to minimum in SB-ISD-05 (10.06). SB-13 recorded the highest individual finger weight (216.83 g) as compared to SB-03 (114.00 g). TSS (20.00%) was obtained from SB-01 followed by SB-06 (19.33%) as compared to SB-02 (16.08%). Prolonged shelf-life (7.27 days) were recorded in SB-ISD-01 followed by SB-13 (7.17 days), SB-04 (7.00 days) and SB-06 (6.67 days) whereas shortest shelf life (4.62 days) in SB-02. The maximum edible portion (83.85%) observed in SB-13 as compared to SB-03 (76.67%) whereas SB-06 gained 80.71% edible portion. The highest number of seeds per finger (337.67) was counted in SB-01 and minimum in SB-06 (4.00) that our desirable trait in seeded banana genotypes evaluation. The germplasm SB-01 produced the maximum fruit yield (40.79 t/ha) as compared to SB-04 (28.73 t/ha) while SB-06 demonstrated 33.88 t/ha fruit yield. As a result of combined effect of growing season and germplasm on vegetative growth, flowering characters, yield and yield contributing characters and post-harvest quality of seeded banana: all traits exhibited significant variations. The highest bunch weight was found in the Y1T2 treatment combination (19.00 kg). The Y1T2 treatment combination exhibited the highest number of hands per bunch (11.00). Number of fingers per hand was noted the highest in Y1T5 treatment combination (14.90). The longest finger was found in the Y1T5 treatment combination (17.20 cm). The Y2T8 treatment combination exhibited the biggest finger (241.00 g). The Y1T8 treatment combination exhibited the highest edible portion (86.18%). The Y2T5 treatment combination noted higher TSS content (21.67%). The Y1T8 treatment combination exhibited the highest shelf life (8.50 days). The Y1T2 treatment combination gave the highest yield (47.50 t/ha) as compared to the Y2T2 treatment combination (23.00 t/ha) whereas the Y1T5 and Y2T5 treatment combinations produced 35.75 t/ha and 31.83 t/ha fruit yield, respectively. Considering the fruit yield seeded banana genotypes viz. SB-01, SB-02, SB-03, SB-06 and SB-13 exhibited higher yield. But considering some qualitative characters SB-06, SB-01, SB-10 and SB-13 were found promising, respectively under Jamalpur, Bangladesh condition. Among these seeded banana genotypes, SB-06 was the best one.

Keywords: Seeded banana, germplasm, evaluation, growth, yield, and post-harvest quality

Cite this Article

Rahman H, Akter A, Sarker BC. Evaluation of Some Seeded Banana Germplasm at Jamalpur Region of Bangladesh. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2019; 9(1): 13–28p.