biostudies-literatureUnknown12Wang XNatural Science Foundation of Hainan ProvinceAgriculture Research System of ChinaBanana is a major fruit crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Among cultivars, "FenJiao, FJ" (<i>Musa</i> spp. ABB, Pisang Awak subgroup) is a popular variety of bananas, due to its better sugar-acid blend and relatively small fruit shape. However, because the traditional FJ variety grows relatively high in height, it is vulnerable to lodging and unsuitable for harvesting. In this study, we sought desirable banana mutants by carrying out ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis with the FJ cultivar. After the FJ shoot tips had been treated with 0.8% (v/v) EMS for 4 h, we obtained a stably inherited mutant, here called "<i>ReFen 1</i>" (<i>RF1</i>), and also observed a semi-dwarfing phenotype. Compared with the wild type (FJ), this <i>RF1</i> mutant featured consistentlyFrontiers in plant science730718https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8496975biostudies-literatureA Novel Banana Mutant "<i>RF 1</i>" (<i>Musa</i> spp. ABB, Pisang Awak Subgroup) for Improved Agronomic Traits and Enhanced Cold Tolerance and Disease Resistance.PMC8496975Li YGong DLi JWang AWei QLin FWang XWang YPeng LWang JLiu FXu YfalseA Novel Banana Mutant "<i>RF 1</i>" (<i>Musa</i> spp. ABB, Pisang Awak Subgroup) for Improved Agronomic Traits and Enhanced Cold Tolerance and Disease Resistance.Banana is a major fruit crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Among cultivars, "FenJiao, FJ" (<i>Musa</i> spp. ABB, Pisang Awak subgroup) is a popular variety of bananas, due to its better sugar-acid blend and relatively small fruit shape. However, because the traditional FJ variety grows relatively high in height, it is vulnerable to lodging and unsuitable for harvesting. In this study, we sought desirable banana mutants by carrying out ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis with the FJ cultivar. After the FJ shoot tips had been treated with 0.8% (v/v) EMS for 4 h, we obtained a stably inherited mutant, here called "<i>ReFen 1</i>" (<i>RF1</i>), and also observed a semi-dwarfing phenotype. Compared with the wild type (FJ), this <i>RF1</i> mutant featured consistently2021-01-01T00:00:00Z20212026-03-16T15:01:16.199Z2025-06-01T00:03:55.423ZS-EPMC84969753463047910.3389/fpls.2021.730718