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Old 09-18-2013, 12:19 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Default Re: Best Fruiting Banana for Small Space?

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Originally Posted by venturabananas View Post
Yes, lots. With about 1000 varieties of bananas out there, there are lots that would meet that description -- and lots that wouldn't. As a general rule of thumb, with lots of exceptions, the varieties with all A genomes (Musa acuminata), the AA's, AAA's, AAAA's will tend to be sweet and creamy. Examples would be "Baby Bananas" (Sucrier subgroup, AA genome), red bananas (AAA genome), and FHIA-17 (AAAA genome). And there are plenty of bananas with some B in their genome (Musa balbisiana) that would also meet that description, but most of the tart ones have some B in their genome (e.g., Mysore: AAB; Brazilian: AAB; Manzano: AAB; Goldfinger: AAAB).
Thanks Mark, this is really helpful!
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