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AmberNichole

10-28-2010 04:59 PM

So what is this one?

It was sold to me as a Black Thai, but it's not black and so i guess it's really not a Black Thai. Any banana experts wanna take a guess?? Thanks! Also it's about 5/6' in that picture.

Gabe15

10-28-2010 10:42 PM

Re: So what is this one?

It looks like it could possibly be M. balbisiana still. 'Thai Black' is a form of M. balbisiana. It is possible your plant was mixed up, or I suppose it's also possible that it is a green mutant. Very often, bananas are tissue cultured too much (meaning too many subculture cycles without restarting lines from field grown plants) and the mutation rates go way up. Loss of pigmentation is a very common mutation in this situation.

coast crab

11-19-2010 07:54 PM

Re: So what is this one?

[quote=Gabe15 Loss of pigmentation is a very common mutation in this situation.[/QUOTE]

Hey Amber, you should name this one M. balbisiana 'Michael Jackson'.

R

Linda_GER

11-20-2010 03:53 PM

Re: So what is this one?

Quote:

Hey Amber, you should name this one M. balbisiana 'Michael Jackson'.

Oh please - no jokes about my baby...:moonwalknaner: :(

Markku Hakkinen

12-12-2010 04:01 AM

Re: So what is this one?

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmberNichole (Post 145571)

It was sold to me as a Black Thai, but it's not black and so i guess it's really not a Black Thai. Any banana experts wanna take a guess?? Thanks! Also it's about 5/6' in that picture.

It looks too robust to be a wild species. I suppose it to be ABB cultivar.
Markku.

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