Field Evaluation of in vitro derived mutants of different varieties of banana on biochemical parameters

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted on field evaluation of in vitro derived mutants of different varieties of banana during 2018-19 and 2019-20 at the Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot. The 138 in vitro derived banana mutants both physical and chemical mutagens treated plants along with check were planted. The experiment was laid out in Augmented block design with 6 blocks and 26 subplots each block having 23 in vitro mutant lines and three checks. Among 138 in vitro derived mutants in plant crop, the maximum TSS was recorded in YB40Gy- 06 (28.60 0B) Titratable acidity, YB40Gy- 11 (0.70%) Total Sugars, YB45Gy- 15 (25.58%) Reducing sugars, RAJ35Gy- 12 (22.34%) and Non reducing sugars, RAJ40Gy-02 (8.50%) in ratoon crop, the maximum TSS, was recorded in YB40Gy- 06 (27.51 0B), Titratable acidity, YB40Gy- 08 (0.52%) Total Sugars, YB40Gy-06 (24.78%) Reducing sugars, YB45Gy-07 (22.70%) and Non reducing sugars YB35Gy-15 (6.15%).