Review Article
Promising High-Yielding Tetraploid Plantain-Bred Hybrids in West Africa
Table 1
The making of PITA 3: from crossing (1989) to cultivar release in Côte d’Ivoire (2016).
| Year | Activity |
| 1989 | Crossing of tetraploid plantain “Obino L’Ewai” and wild banana “Calcutta 4” | 1990 | In vitro seed germination, seedling nursery, and early evaluation trial planting at IITA high rainfall station (Onne, Rivers State, Nigeria) | 1990–1993 | Early and preliminary yield trials at IITA high rainfall station | 1993–1995 | Multisite trials of plantain hybrids across plant and ratoon crops in West Africa | 1994 onwards | Advanced yield trials of promising plantain hybrids (PITA 3 among them) in sub-Saharan Africa (including Côte d’Ivoire) | 1997 | Testing of fruit taste quality in Côte d’Ivoire | 2007 | Participatory on farm testing began in Côte d’Ivoire | 2012–2016 | Mass propagation and in vivo distribution in Côte d’Ivoire | 2013 | Variety mixture trial began in Côte d’Ivoire | 2017 | PITA 3 included in the varietal directory of improved cultivars of Côte d’Ivoire |
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