Abstract:
Banana production in the East African region is constrained by a variety of pests and diseases. Host plant resistance is the is const constraints in banana production. improvement of bananas. Pollen and
parents for successful banana Pollen coliected :
hybrids and 6 diploid genot cd for pollen quantity, staining-odiuex.ugol
frequency on a nectar-water meSamong diploid banana hybrids. -pests and diseases, lircumvent these
in the genetic selecting male :o diploid banana was examined
germinationmination varied significantly to 100% for '3162K
on '2858K·5' to 95.66% on Calcutta 4'. Relative poiien quanrity,
between 12.96% for hybridranged frompollen frequency,and pollen germination frequency were significantly, positively correlated. Five diploid
banana hybrids, i.e. ’12506S-29', 4Opp2-861\ '3162K-3', '3146K-3'. and '3146K-2', were selected as male parents to be incoporated into the breeding programs