The East African highland cooking bananas 'Matooke' preferences of farmers and traders: Implications for variety development

被引：27

作者：

Akankwasa, Kenneth ^{[1
]}

Marimo, Pricilla ^{[2
,3
]}

Tumuhimbise, Robooni ^{[1
,4
]}

Asasira, Moreen ^{[1
]}

Khakasa, Elizabeth ^{[1
]}

Mpirirwe, Innocent ^{[1
]}

Kleih, Uli ^{[5
]}

Forsythe, Lora ^{[5
]}

Fliedel, Genevieve ^{[6
,7
]}

Dufour, Dominique ^{[6
,7
]}

Nowakunda, Kephas ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Agr Res Labs KARL, POB 7065, Kampala, Uganda

[2] Alliance Biovers Int, Kampala 24384, Uganda

[3] Int Ctr Trop Agr CIAT, Kampala 24384, Uganda

[4] Rwebitaba Zonal Agr Res & Dev Inst, Ft Portal 96, Uganda

[5] Univ Greenwich, Nat Resources Inst NR1, Cent Ave, Chatham ME4 4TB, Kent, England

[6] Int Rech Agron Dev CIRAD, UMR Qualisud, F-34398 Montpellier, France

[7] Univ Montpellier, Qualisud, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Avignon,Univ Reunion,CIRAD,UMR QualiSud, F-34398 Montpellier, France

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2021年 / 56卷 / 03期

关键词：

End-user; gender; highland bananas; Matooke; quality characteristics; Uganda; variety development; TRAITS; CHOICE; PESTS;

D O I：

10.1111/ijfs.14813

中图分类号：

TS2 [食品工业];

学科分类号：

0832 ;

摘要：

'Matooke' is a staple food made from Highland cooking bananas in the Great Lakes region of East Africa. Genetic improvement of these bananas for resistance to pests and diseases has been a priority breeding objective. However, there is insufficient information on fruit quality characteristics that different users prefer, resulting in sub-optimal adoption of new varieties. This study identified matooke characteristics preferred by farmers and traders, using survey data from 123 farmers, 14 focus group discussions and 40 traders. Gender differences were considered. The main characteristics that were found to drive variety preferences were agronomic (big bunch, big fruits) and quality (soft texture, good taste, good aroma, yellow food). There were minimal geographical and gender differences for trait preferences. Quality characteristics need to be defined in terms of physical-chemical underpinnings so that breeding programmes can apply accurate high-throughput systems, thereby improving adoption and impact of new banana varieties.

引用

页码：1124 / 1134

页数：11

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