Morpho-agronomic Description of Plantain (Musa AAB, ABB) and Banana (Musa AAA) Materials Grown in San Andres Island

Acta Agronómica

Polanía Vorenber, Jaime¹  Parra Pachón, Oscar Javier²  Cayón Salinas, Daniel Gerardo² 

[1]Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Medellín, Colombia

[2]Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Bogotá

关键词: Musaceae;    banana;    plantain;    identification;    morphological characteristics;    agronomic practices Introducción La mayoría de cultivares de plátano y banano de la familia Musaceae tienen origen en dos especies silvestres: Musa acuminata yM;   

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学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidad Nacional de Colombia * Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias Palmira

【 摘 要 】

During the first semester, 2005 we studied the plantain and banana cultivars in small farms of 15 volunteer regular producers, who were participating in joint programs of the Agriculture and Fisheries Secretariat of San Andres Island and the Colombian National University Caribbean Headquarters. We described morphologically the Musa cultivars identified in the island, as well as agricultural practices of the island producers, using the INIBAP, IPGRI and CIRAD (1996) descriptors and bibliographical reviews. We identified four clones within the plantain sub-group Musa AAB: a Horn type and three French-Horn; and within the ABB sub-group a Bluggoe (dubbed “Boscó”) and a Felipita type. The banana sub-group AAA had two Gros Michel type, known as “Banano Común” and “Banano Chino”, as well as one of red banana (“Banano Rojo”). The plantain culture has paramount importance for San Andres farmers, and the clone named “Boscó” is the preferred one for its taste, and its adaptation to the edaphic and climatic conditions. Banana is less cultivated; the soil and the climate, as well as diseases (v.gr. the leaf spot disease or sigatoka) determined the growth of their clones. This work suggests a list of easy to implement agronomic practices that would enhance the production of the predominant producing systems of the island.

【 授权许可】

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