Cavendish (Cultivar group)
Passport data
Classification
Cavendish (AAA)
Biological status
Cultivated
Ploidy
3x
Main distribution area
Tropics and subtropics
Uses
Dessert
Number of samples assigned
19
Notes
Major commercial dessert banana
Can be cooked when unripe (Asia and the Pacific)
Genomic features
Signifiant contribution of unknown genepool and M. a. halabanensis
Contains 2n gamete from Mchare
Number of mosaics identified
1
Morphological Characterisation Pictures
References for molecular characterisation
Number of assigned accessions
19
Assigned accessions
Legend
M. acuminata ssp. banksii/borneo
M. acuminata ssp. zebrina
M. acuminata ssp. malaccensis
M. acuminata ssp. halabanensis
M. schizocarpa
unknown