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2019
Conference paper (published)
Wild bananas detect forest gaps.
Banana crop wild relatives (CWR) grow in tropical to sub-tropical Asia and Pacific forest. They take advantage of forest disturbances to form patches in the forest or on the edges of cleared land. We investigate the mechanism by which seeds from banana CWRs are able to detect gaps and germinate...Kallow, Simon ; Davies, Rachael ; Janssens, Steven B. ; Vandelook, Filip ; Panis, Bart …
Pacific, Forest gaps, Bananas, Crop wild relatives, Seed germination, Musa, and Asia
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2020
Journal article
Challenges for Ex Situ Conservation of Wild Bananas: Seeds Collected in Papua New Guinea Have Variable Levels of Desiccation Tolerance.
Ex situ seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa spp. L.), is constrained by critical knowledge gaps in their storage and germination behaviour. Additionally, challenges in collecting seeds from wild populations impact the quality of seed collections. It is, therefore, crucial to evaluate the viability of seeds from such...