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Category: Agriculture and Fisheries
Subcategory: Crop Science

Detection, Inheritance and Expression of Pandan-Aroma Gene(s) and Development of Aromatic Coconut Varieties

Conducted by VSU , Started on 2011 - Completed on 2025
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This breeding project is geared towards the development of early-bearing coconut varieties with value-added
quality traits for pandan-aroma by combining the aromatic and makapuno traits into one genotype through hybridization. Identified palms with pandan aroma gene(s) were be used as male parents while the NSIC-registered VSU Makapuno hybrids and other coconut accessions in the germplasm as the female parents. The resulting F1 and F2 populations willbe monitored, tested, and evaluated for the combined expression of pandan-aroma and soft glutinous meat (makapuno). The embryos from F2 makapuno nuts with the desired combination of traits were cultured in vitro to produce a homozygouspopulation with combined pandan-aroma and makapuno traits. The selected in vitro-grown seedlings will be field-planted for further evaluation and final selection.
This project also aims to determine the inheritance pattern and validate the presence of pandan-aroma gene(s)
through the use of molecular markers to accelerate the breeding process and selection of the targeted traits. At the end of the project, promising new early bearing varieties of coconut with value-added quality traits shall be developed.

Proponents
Jovannemar P. Anire - [email protected]
Eric June P. Noronio
Jerrel Ann L. Lagitao - [email protected]
Beneficiaries
Not indicated
Fund Source
VSU-GAA
No. of Patents
0
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0
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Agency Details

Visayas State University
Pangasugan, Baybay City, 6521 Leyte
Phone: +63 (53) 563 7067
Email: [email protected]