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BananaAddict
07-12-2009, 10:49 AM
Hello everyone, I am not used yet of posting to internet group like this. Please excuse this posting. I am searching for a rare cultivar called "Pisang Kates" but I cannot find planting material or even picture in the internet like, webebananas, banana-tree, etc... and even in wiki. Thats why I joined this group. Maybe I can find "Pisang Kates" among the members here. Thanks a lot.
BananaAddict
Welcome BananaAddict. Where did you hear about this variety? Mabey it has different names but not sure. Hopefully someone here will know. Best of luck.
BananaAddict
07-12-2009, 09:12 PM
I read it from a old news article (2002). The description is like this, The Pisang Kates are papaya-like bananas with solitary fruit per hand.
BananaAddict
07-14-2009, 01:34 AM
The great wealth of Musa germplasm in Southeast Asia includes some of the
rarest and most unique cultivars of banana in the world. The Pisang Kates of
Indonesia bear large, solitary fruits per ‘hand’ and the ‘fingers’ look like small
papaya. Kates mean papaya.
Richard
07-14-2009, 02:22 AM
The great wealth of Musa germplasm in Southeast Asia includes some of the
rarest and most unique cultivars of banana in the world. The Pisang Kates of
Indonesia bear large, solitary fruits per ‘hand’ and the ‘fingers’ look like small
papaya. Kates mean papaya.
BananaAddict,
What publication (if known, the issue also) is this from?
Richard
07-14-2009, 02:36 AM
Searching the MGIS database (http://195.220.148.3:8013/MGIS_2/QueriesOnAccessions.htm) I found two entries:
Pisang Kates, acquired in 1985 at Philippines BPI site; accession # DAV0218.
Musa Kates, at Indonesia SOLOK site, ABB genetics; accession # RIF0144.
Jack Daw
07-14-2009, 03:04 AM
The great wealth of Musa germplasm in Southeast Asia includes some of the
rarest and most unique cultivars of banana in the world. The Pisang Kates of
Indonesia bear large, solitary fruits per ‘hand’ and the ‘fingers’ look like small
papaya. Kates mean papaya.
We had just the perfect person to help you out with this, unfortunatelly he passed away about month or so... Bless his soul.
chong
07-14-2009, 05:53 AM
The great wealth of Musa germplasm in Southeast Asia includes some of the
rarest and most unique cultivars of banana in the world. The Pisang Kates of
Indonesia bear large, solitary fruits per ‘hand’ and the ‘fingers’ look like small
papaya. Kates mean papaya.
BananaAddict,
What publication (if known, the issue also) is this from?
It is a Fe'i banana, where the fruit bunch points upwards "to the heavens". Here is the Publication: BANANA CULTIVAR NAMES AND SYNONYMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
The second attachment is a photo of a Karat Banana from Pohnpei. It's the closest thing I can find to the Pisang Kates.
momoese
07-14-2009, 09:18 AM
A friend and myself are in the process of trying to aquire this and some other Fe's. I'll let ya know what happens.
momoese
07-14-2009, 09:44 AM
"Musa acuminata x balbisiana or "pisang kates" is one of the rare and threatened cultivars in the collection.""
CValentine
07-14-2009, 10:02 AM
A friend and myself are in the process of trying to aquire this and some other Fe's. I'll let ya know what happens.
"Musa acuminata x balbisiana or "pisang kates" is one of the rare and threatened cultivars in the collection.""
Wishing you luck & hope that there will be a positive resurgence of this banana.
Heaven knows there are plenty of 'helping hands' (if you need them)here to aid you with this comeback!
:) ~Cheryl
BananaAddict
08-18-2009, 12:34 AM
This is the picture of Pisang Kates that I was able to get from Banana synonyms. thanks...:woohoonaner::goteam:
LilRaverBoi
08-18-2009, 02:26 PM
First off, welcome to bananas.org! I hope you enjoy it here and learn a lot about banana cultivation. The people here are great, so if you have other questions, just ask! I wish you the best of luck in your quest for the Pisang Kates. I've never heard of it. I'm sure if Tog were still around he'd probably know just how to get a hold of one....:( Well, keep searching! We'll help in any way we can!
bernardint
08-18-2009, 04:23 PM
Hello Pisang
Welcome to the banana sanctuary. I'm sure you did the right thing by joining this forum. There is not much I can say as I am a newcomer to this site. But I have collected so much information in 3 days it's just unbelievable. Keep posting and asking.
Good luck!
BananaAddict
10-18-2009, 09:27 AM
Dear Moderator,
I have a question. How to transfer this thread to "wanted" forum? This thread is already somewhere in the seventh page and it seems that nobody is reading thread on the end pages. :ha: :ha: :ha: actually I wanted to cry but I can not find a "cry" icon. hu, hu, hu...
thanks a lot...:lurk: :lurk: :lurk: :lurk: better to eat than to cry.
xmoose
10-18-2009, 09:40 AM
Im sure youll get the info that you need here. There is a lot of knowlege in this forum. Good luck with your search. Oh, WELCOME !!!
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