Banana : New Innovations

Contents: Foreword. Preface. About the Authors. Acronyms. Contributors. 1. Research and development in banana and plantain - national and international scenario/H.P. Singh. 2. Gene safeguard and management of plant genetic resources in IPR regime/S.K. Sharma and Pratibha Brahmi. 3. Screening of banana to biotic stresses/M.A. Hasan, R. Ray Chowdhury, S. Sarkar and K.K. Mandal. 4. Screening of banana hybrids for nematode resistance/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan, K. Poornima and E.I. Jonathan. 5. Development of transgenic in banana for resistance to diseases/Sukhada Mohandas. 6. Advances in R&D in transgenic banana/A. Das, S.N. Gupta and B. Bandyopadhyay. 7. Establishment of embryogenic cell suspensions for development of transgenic hill banana resistant to banana bunchy top virus/R. Selvarajan, R. Rajmohan, V. Balasubramanian, T. Rajesh, S. Uma and M.M. Mustaffa. 8. Tissue culture in banana with low cost resource utilization/A. Das and S.N. Gupta. 9. Overcoming occurrence of variants in tissue culture banana/V. Mache Gowda, T. Shiddlingeswara, G.C. Raghavendra Prasad and P. Narayana Swamy.10. In-vitro selection of salt tolerant and its commercial application/Daksha Bhatt and Prashant. 11. Karyomorphology in natural banana hybrids/A. Rekha and S.C. Hiremath. 12. Breeding banana cultivars and hybrids for resistance to nematodes/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan, D. Veeraragavathatham and K. Poornima. 13. Genetic variability and correlation studies of Ecotypes of nendran banana/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan, D. Veeraragavathatham and K. Poornima. 14. Intraclonal variation in Musa (AAB) 'palayankodan'/C. Rajamanickam, K. Rajmohan and S. Balasubramanyan. 15. Induced variation in diploid South Indian banana cultivars/G. Praveen, S. Mukunthakumar, P.N. Krishnan and S. Seeni. 16. Screening banana germplasm for drought tolerance/I. Ravi and S. Uma. 17. Screening banana hybrids for resistance to fusarium wilt/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan, R. Samiyappan and L. Rajendran. 18. Ploidy assessment in banana hybrids/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan and L. Nalina. 19. Overcoming barriers in seed setting and germination in banana/A. Rekha, D.S. Ambika and M.R. Dinesh. 20. Nutritional dynamics in banana for enhancing productivity/S.C. Kotur. 21. High-tech system for production of quality banana and plantain/B.M.C. Reddy and V. Kumar. 22. Quality management system for banana production in India/M.M. Mustaffa and H.P. Singh. 23. Blemish-free quality banana and plantain production/P. Sundararaju. 24. Biological techniques for nutrient management in banana/George V. Thomas. 25. Good agricultural practices for domestic and export markets of banana/T.N. Balamohan. 26. Quality production of banana for domestic and export markets/Jai Oberoi. 27. Mechanization for quality banana production/Pitam Chandra. 28. Coconut-based banana production system/George V. Thomas. 29. Improved technologies for vegetable banana production/Vishal Nath, Dinesh Kumar and V. Pandey. 30. Banana production in Thailand/Pitswati Buara. 31. Production standards for banana for export in Taiwan/Chih Ping Chao. 32. Cultivation of banana in Terai zone of West Bengal/C.P. Suresh, S.K. Ghosh, P. Deb and M.A. Hasan. 33. Production and utilization of banana in Karnataka/K. Ramakrishanappa. 34. Production and utilization of banana in Maharashtra/B.V. Gopal Reddy and P.V. Firke. 35. Technologies for banana leaf cultivation/T.N. Balamohan, V. Jegadeeswari, J. Auxilia and L. Nalina. 36. Using bunch covers to get quality banana/M.A. Hasan, S. Sarkar, R. Ray, Chowdhury and D. Majumder. 37. Development of flavour in ratoon crop of tissue cultured banana/L. Nalina, N. Kumar, P. Jeyakumar, J. Auxcilia, P.S. Kavitha and T.N. Balamohan. 38. Banana for better nutritional and livelihood security/C.K. Narayana, S.D. Sivakumar and M.M. Mustaffa. 39. Shelf-life and quality development in Banana/K.B. Sheela, M. Reni, V.K. Raju and P.B. Pushpalatha. 40. Osmotic dehydration in banana slices/Dattatreya M. Kadam, Devinder Dhingra, Mathhew Prasad and R.T. Patil. 41. Modern packaging techniques for banana/R.T. Patil and D.R. Rai. 42. Management of optimum harvesting stage in banana/S.N. Gohil, B.T. Gaikwad and M.D. Mali. 43. Post-harvest handling and storage of banana/Rema Menon, P. Jacob John, I.A. Chacko and A. Asha. 44. Effect of packaging on shelf-life and quality of banana/K.B. Sheela, M. Reni, Rema Menon and A. Suma. 45. Carbohydrate hydrolyzing and antioxidative enzymes in banana fruits/P. Nandhini, I. Ravi and C.K. Narayana. 46. Eco-friendly nematode management in Banana/P. Sundararaju. 47. Management of root Mealybug - a new pest on banana/M.S. Smitha and P. Mathew Maicykutty. 48. Depredatory birds of banana and their eco-friendly management/Mani Chellappan, V. Vasudeva Rao and Jim Thomas. 49. Biochemical interactions in banana hybrids to root-lesion nematodes/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan and K. Poornima. 50. Role of enzymes and phenols in banana hybrids against nematode/P.S. Kavitha, T.N. Balamohan, B. Senthamizh Selvi and M. Kavitha. 51. Management of banana top Bunchy disease by tissue culture technique/D.S. Ambika and A.S. Byadgi. 52. Virus indexing in production of quality planting material/R. Selvarajan. 53. Molecular characterization of BSV infected banana using ISSR markers/R. Selvarajan, K. Santhanalakshmi, V. Balasubramanian, S. Mohana, S. Indumathi. P. Suganya Devi and M.M. Mustaffa. 54. Genetic diversity among Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense race1 isolate/R. Selvarajan. P. Suganya Devi, R. Thangavelu, R. Kumudha and M.M. Mustaffa. 

"The book is an insight on technological development. Written by experts in the field, the book consists of chapters on genetic resources, improvement, biotechnology, in-vitro propagation, nutrient and water management, quality improvement, protection against pests and diseases, post-harvest management and value-addition, production diversification and trade, and also the status of banana in main banana-producing states. The book provides latest information on all aspects needed for enhancing banana production and productivity and shall be useful to researchers, farmers, policy-makers and those who have concern with R&D in banana.

This book is a valuable effort and has broad coverage of genetic resources and their utilization for further breeding programmes, biotechnology, production system management, irrigation technologies, biotic and abiotic stresses, pests, post-harvest management and value-addition... The book will be extremely useful for students, researchers, scientists, farmers, policy-planners and research and development managers."