Abstract
Pakistan is growing banana on a significant area but yield and profit is low as compared to other banana producing regions of
the world due to banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), disease infected planting material and mono cropping of low yielding
variety (Basrai). Three banana cultivars; Pisang, NIGAB-1 and NIGAB-2 were introduced, micro-propagated and evaluated
for yield and quality, along with locally grown variety Basrai. Two years yield data revealed that all the three introduced
varieties gave higher yield as compared to the local variety ‘Basrai’. Maximum yield of 45.9, 45.6 tons/ha was recorded for
NIGAB-1 followed by NIGAB-2 (42.2, 41.3 tons/ha) and Pisang (40.3, 39.1 tons/ha), while lowest 31.9 and 33.7 tons/ha was
obtained in the control (Basrai), for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively. Results for Physico-chemical parameters
indicated that moisture contents increased in Basrai (73.89 to 77.42%), Pisang (73.97 to 76.79%) and NIGAB-2 (74.80 to
79.21%) from green to over-ripe stage, while in NIGAB-1 there was an increase in moisture contents from green to yellow
with black spots (72.41, 75.18%, respectively) but it decreased at the overripe stage (73.89%). Total ash contents decreased
while soluble solids and total sugars increased from green to over-ripe stage. Fiber (2.26 to 1.20%) and potassium (2.14 to
1.18%) contents decreased from green to over-ripe stage in all four varieties. Sensory evaluation and yield results indicated
that introduced NIGAB-2 and NIGAB-1 varieties were most favorite for the consumers, and farmers to lead the banana crop a
profitable venture in Pakistan.
Aish Muhammad, Iqbal Hussain, Kazim Ali, Muhammad Zeshan, Shoukat Ali , Nisar Ahmed Soomro, Ghulam Muhiyuddin Kaloi, Nadia Faqir, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Zeeshan Hyder , Sadia Sarwar, Muhammad Munir Shahid. (2020) PHYSICOCHEMICAL, YIELD POTENTIAL AND SENSORY EVALUATION OF BANANA CULTIVARS INTRODUCED IN PAKISTAN, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 57, Issue 6.
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