A Comparative Study on Nutritional and Biochemical Characterization of Banana Cultivars of Assam, India

Sudeshna Baruah *

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dibrugarh, Assam Agricultural University, India.

Utpal Kotoky

Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.

Sewali Saikia

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bongaigaon, Assam Agricultural University, India.

Ashok Kamal Gogoi

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bongaigaon, Assam Agricultural University, India.

Ramendra Nath Sarma

Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.

Kaushik Das

Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

An experiment was conducted in the Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat to evaluate the huge diversity among the different banana germplasm in the state of Assam. The experiment comprised of 24 banana (Musa spp.) genotypes, of which the fruits were collected for precise biochemical characterization of the variations present in the collection. This analysis had created a database of the biochemical characterization of the fruits of different indigenous banana genotypes of Assam from which, it can be concluded that, there exists great genotype diversity among the Musa germplasm of Assam considering the fruit biochemical aspects and considerable amount of genetic variations are present even among the closely related genotypes within the same genomic group.

Keywords: Genotype, diversity, biochemical, characterization, indigenous, banana


How to Cite

Baruah , Sudeshna, Utpal Kotoky, Sewali Saikia, Ashok Kamal Gogoi, Ramendra Nath Sarma, and Kaushik Das. 2023. “A Comparative Study on Nutritional and Biochemical Characterization of Banana Cultivars of Assam, India”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35 (4):68-74. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i42801.