Baboon

How are new banana varieties created?

Abnshrek

The search tab is your friend. Labs & such like the following link. Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Baboon

Thanks for the link.As far as I understand,all varieties were created from more wild bananas with seeds.They did it with cross-polination right?

varig8

God waves his magic wand..........

Yuri Barros

Do you know this one.............???

Baboon

Wow,great video,never seen bananas like this.And just by looking at this soil I can tell that it has a very high quality.No wonder bananas do so well in India.

Yuri Barros

I tried to sand them an e-mail..............to get some Pups.............but the e-mail returns............

I have special interest in the varieties of Musa troglodytarum...........

Fouded in Micronesia.............Solomon Islands.............and French Polynesia................

They are not new varieties...............but instead of that.............they are very ancient strains of Banana....................maybe endangered............and few of them with the risk of extinction....................if not properly managed by Islands People...............

The main problem is due replacement of these cultures by Cavendish......or other modern strains of Banana...........that are more productive............

But..........Fei Bananas.......as they call it........Musa troglodytarum..........are very nice.............and have high levels of Carotenoids.............

pushak513

I keep hearing about Fei bananas more and more. The interest is def there but the plant avaliablity sure isnt

Yuri Barros

This is the exact stuff that I´m searching for...............named cultivar Poti´a....................

Musa fehi, fe‘i banana | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Baboon

Those are sure the fattest bananas I've ever seen! It's intresting how bunch grows upright,instead of leaning to a side like other varieties.

Yuri Barros

He is an exemple of a ripe fruits...........

Eating a Fei banana

Baboon

So it's called "karat banana" more offten,rather than "musa fei".
It seems this perticular variety is very high in provitamin A.What I can't find is information about the plant itself,growing conditions,temperature tolerance etc.

Yuri Barros

Maybe in Hawaii one can get some Pups..............it was introduced in Hawaii...........

I don´t know how to get it directly from Tahiti ou Phonpei.............

Gekko Enterprises are trying for this..............

I got a 1000 Fingers from them..............and it is very healthy...........so maybe they find it.................