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Banana cultivars for FloridaVariedades de banana por Florida
Jonathan Crane, Carlos Balerdi (retired), Jason Osborne, and Randy Ploetz
University of Florida, IFASTropical Research and Education Center (TREC)
andMiami-Dade County Cooperative Extension
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Acknowledgment
• This banana cultivar evaluation was made possible by funding from the Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florida and The Tropical Fruit Advisory Council.
• The banana cultivar evaluation was conducted by Dr. Randy C. Ploetz, Plant Pathologist – Tropical Fruits.
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FHIA 01 (‘Goldfinger’) (AAAB)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama disease.• Resistant to Black Sigatoka.• Burrowing nematode resistant.• Fruit quality: very good;
pleasant slightly tart flavor when ripe.
• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation - yes.
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FHIA 02 (‘Mona Lisa’) (AAAA)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistant to Black
Sigatoka.• Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation – yes.
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FHIA 03 (AABB)
• Eaten fresh and cooked.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistant to Black
Sigatoka.• Fruit quality: good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation - yes.
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FHIA17 (AAAA)
• Eaten fresh and cooked.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Moderately good resistance
to Black Sigatoka.• Moderate resistance to
burrowing nematodes.• Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation - maybe.
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FHIA 18 (AAAB)
• Eaten fresh and cooked.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Moderately good resistance
to Black Sigatoka.• Moderate resistance to
burrowing nematodes. • Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation – maybe.
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Yangambi km5(AAA)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistant to Black
Sigatoka.• Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – poor.• Recommendation – maybe
to no.
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Prata Aná(AAB)
• Consumed fresh and cooked.
• Resistant to Panama disease.
• Susceptible to Black Sigatoka.
• Fruit quality: good;.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation – no.
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Pisang ceylan/Mysore(AAB)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Moderately good
resistance to Black Sigatoka.
• Fruit quality: very good;.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation – yes.
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Kumunamba(Yamunamba) (AAB)
• Consumed fresh but mostly used for cooking.• Resistant to Panama disease.• Resistance to Black Sigatoka not evaluated.• Fruit quality: good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation – maybe.
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Kandrian (AAB)
• Mostly cooked.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistance to Black
Sigatoka not evaluated.• Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation –
maybe.
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Saba (ABB)
• Eaten cooked.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Moderately good resistant
to Black Sigatoka.• Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – good.• Recommendation – yes.
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Pomoti on (AA)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistance to Black
Sigatoka not evaluated.• Fruit quality: very good.• Yield potential – poor.• Recommendation – no.
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Pisang jari buaya(AA)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistance to Black
Sigatoka not evaluated.• Fruit quality: fair.• Yield potential – poor.• Recommendation – no.
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Pisang lemak manis(AA)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistance to Black
Sigatoka not evaluated.• Fruit quality: good.• Yield potential – poor.• Recommendation – no.
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Pisang raja (AAB)
• Consumed fresh.• Resistant to Panama
disease.• Resistant to Black
Sigatoka.• Fruit quality: good.• Yield potential – not
evaluated.• Recommendation – no.
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Recommendation
• Establish several mats (plants) of cultivars you are interested in and determine for yourself which Panama and Black Sigatokadisease resistant banana cultivars may have a market potential.