Five different varieties and their characteristic were evaluated. If you do not have an agriculture background and might have difficulty understanding the following article contact Greg Linton at CARDI Dominica

 

Banana and plantain accession

FHIA Accessions IDENTIFIER

FHIA-01 E

FHIA-03 A

FHIA-18 B

FHIA-21 (Plantain) C

FHIA-23 D

 

All accessions were sourced from Orange Hill Tissue Culture Facility in Saint

Vincent and the Grenadines.

 

FHIA accessions (Fundación Hondureña de investigación Agrícola)

Accession Genome Qualities Uses

FHIA-01 AAAB Highly resistant to BSD; resistant to Race 1 FW; tolerant to BN; Resistant to CR; tolerant to drought; tolerant to cold temperature; female parent is ‘Dwarf Brazilian Pome-type, apple flavor dessert banana; also green cooking

 

FHIA-03 AABB Resistant to BSD; resistant to Race 1 FW; drought resistant;highly vigorous; semi-dwarf; tolerant to marginal conditions; one parent is ‘Bluggoe’Cooking banana, also for dessert

 

FHIA-18 AAAB Resistant to BSD; long shelf life; few skin blemishes Sweet acid (apple flavor) dessert banana

 

FHIA-21 AAAB Plantain

 

FHIA-23 AAAA Tolerant to BSD; one parent is ‘Highgate’ (a ‘Dwarf Bluefields’) Dessert Banana

 

BSD = Black Sigatoka Disease; BN = Burrowing Nematode; CR = Crown Rot; FW = Fusarium

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