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05-12-2007, 12:02 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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variegated 'Pama'
I just found this among my TC plantlets. This is Musa 'Pama', a dwarf dessert variety from Papua New Guinea. I hope it stays, it looks like its getting stronger on the next leaf that is still rolled up.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
That's awesome, Gabe! Always nice to find little unexpected treasures like that amongst your plants. Looks like you've got about 5 colors on that one!
Is Musa 'Pama' one of the short fruit-cycle varieties? What is the ploidy level? |
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
it is AA, it is not a "40 day" banana (but I have 'Pisang Berlin' and 'Senorita' for that), but its is described as being small and slender and also has pollen present (I do not know if it is fertile however). I got it for breeding as it is small and seems like a nice container type banana. It is listed as a flowering cycle of 8-9 months from planting with a ratoon cycle of 7-8 months.
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05-12-2007, 01:28 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Wonderful find , best of luck with it.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Nice one gabe is it the only one ?
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
So far yes, but it is also the most developed so I suppose there is a chance for the others from the same batch to show some too as they grow larger.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
oh la la
congrats
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Very cool! Can't wait to see what that next leaf will look like.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Very nice Gabe.... looks great!
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Nice indeed!! Do post pics as the plant matures.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Gabe, whatever happened to this plant??? If it's doing well and you still have it, I'd like to get a pup (or TC plant) some day.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Its still alive and well but lost all of its variegation.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
That's too bad!
Do you think its early variegation was due to some deficiency or disease? Or what would account for this? |
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Gabe this is the first I have seen of this one - how cool is that. Do you have it in TC yet? I read that it lost its variegation, was it from TC to begin?
Maybe I should move to PNG and make a living sending bananas back here!!!! What is the lineage of 'Pama'? Hope to see more of them someday. |
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Seems like PNG has all the new types of edibles. They keep discovering new types every year or something?
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
I received a couple of variegated basjoo from tc and they looked very promising, but as in your case, it went away. Bummer!
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
This is actually a very old variety to the people there. There are many different types of bananas out there, but only a fraction are available in the US. I got it from the Bioversity International genebank awhile back.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Gabe, Are you growing it in Ericaceous compost? Just wondered if it would require the same sort of cosseting as Aeae to help preseve the variegation.
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Re: variegated 'Pama'
Ericaceous?! I haven't heard that word since college!! A good question, though.
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