Musa Kru - Revision history

Reminosys at 04:42, 9 March 2023

2023-03-09T04:42:17Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 04:42, 9 March 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==

-	Musa 'kru'	+	Musa 'Kru'

	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
-	Green Kru, Red Kru	+	Green Kru
-	(different forms for which we need more information)	+
		+	Red Kru
		+

	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
Line 39:		Line 41:
	==Description==		==Description==

-	The 'Kru' is a rare banana in the united states being only occasionally found in private collections.	+	*Genetic Group - Unverified, Lessard suggests it is in the ABB genome group, but Ardent suggests it is in AA.
-	The plant is of moderate height growing to about 12 feet. It is somewhat slender and quite cold sensitive.	+
-	The pseudostem is very pink and the red fruit has angular edges and little curvature.	+
-	Very colorful banana. It is suited for the garden, greenhouse and container.	+
-	It produces a delicious banana with a reddish skin. In a container it will reach to about 5-8 Ft.	+

-	*Genetic Group -	+	The 'Kru' is a rare banana in the USA, largely confined to private collections or botanic gardens. Part of this may stem from the fact that this is a particularly temperamental variety, being more sensitive to cold and high winds than average. Initially discovered by George Ardent in the 1960s while working for the New Guinea Research Foundation, specimens were initially retained at a Musa germplasm repository operated by the New Guinea Biological Foundation in Lae, PNG. Albert Will, a former professor at Broward Community College in Florida, was given specimens from the collection at Lae and brought them to Florida in 1970. The collection in Lae, PNG, has since dwindled to nothing. Lessard states that 'Kru' is the designated name of this variety in its native range.
		+
		+	The pseudostem is colored yellow-green with brown blotching at the petiole bases, but in excellent growing conditions can attain attractive red-pink pigmentation. It produces an angular banana with a mottled red-green skin, with many anecdotal reports suggesting it is one of the finer tasting varieties. 'Kru' normally exists in a red form, but it can lose a majority of its red pigmentation resulting in 'Green Kru'. The mechanism by which this happens is not yet known, whether it be environmental or nutritional deficiencies. As of yet there is no evidence of 'Green Kru' reverting back to a red state.

	===Origin===		===Origin===

-	New-Guinea	+	Papua New Guinea

-	*Date realized in trade -	+	*Date realized in trade - ~1960s-70s

	===Usage===		===Usage===

-	Desert banana	+	Dessert banana (needs citation)

	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
Line 68:		Line 68:

	10-12 feet		10-12 feet
		+
		+	5-8 feet in container

	*Survival Zone -		*Survival Zone -
Line 120:		Line 122:

	*Sources		*Sources
		+
		+	Lessard, W.O. 1992. The Complete Book of Bananas. 119p.
		+
		+	http://webebananas.com/bvar-J-L.html
		+
		+	https://rbge-prod.azurewebsites.net/media-centre/press-releases/current/graham-charles-george-argent-edinburgh-s-indiana-jones-of-botany/

BB73: /* Members Growing This Banana */

2010-07-11T21:40:20Z

Members Growing This Banana

←Older revision		Revision as of 21:40, 11 July 2010
Line 110:		Line 110:
	26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]		26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]
	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]		36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
-	40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]	+
	30.359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]		30.359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]
	36.780967242957, -119.7509765625,[[User:Cherokee_Greg]]		36.780967242957, -119.7509765625,[[User:Cherokee_Greg]]

Cherokeegreg-5959: /* Members Growing This Banana */

2010-06-01T21:00:51Z

Members Growing This Banana

←Older revision		Revision as of 21:00, 1 June 2010
Line 112:		Line 112:
	40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]		40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]
	30.359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]		30.359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]
		+	36.780967242957, -119.7509765625,[[User:Cherokee_Greg]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

JananasBananas-5614: /* Members Growing This Banana */

2010-06-01T14:42:55Z

Members Growing This Banana

←Older revision		Revision as of 14:42, 1 June 2010
Line 111:		Line 111:
	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]		36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
	40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]		40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]
-	359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]	+	30.359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

JananasBananas-5614: /* Members Growing This Banana */

2010-06-01T14:31:40Z

Members Growing This Banana

←Older revision		Revision as of 14:31, 1 June 2010
Line 111:		Line 111:
	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]		36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
	40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]		40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]
		+	359841397025537, -97.49679565429687, [[User:Jananas Bananas]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

BB73: /* Members Growing This Banana */

2009-10-11T16:40:58Z

Members Growing This Banana

←Older revision		Revision as of 16:40, 11 October 2009
Line 110:		Line 110:
	26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]		26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]
	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]		36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
		+	40.50000000000000, 23.00000000, [[User:BB73]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

Chironex: /* Members Growing This Banana */

2008-08-21T06:32:11Z

Members Growing This Banana

←Older revision		Revision as of 06:32, 21 August 2008
Line 109:		Line 109:
	<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625">		<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625">
	26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]		26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]
		+	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

MediaHound: /* Pictures */

2008-03-10T23:19:10Z

Pictures

←Older revision		Revision as of 23:19, 10 March 2008
Line 8:		Line 8:

	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
		+
		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6626&si=kru http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=6626&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
		+
		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
		+
		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6625&si=kru http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=6625&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
		+
		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])

	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3649 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3649&size=1&filefix=.jpg]		[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3649 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3649&size=1&filefix=.jpg]

Harveyc: /* Synonyms */

2007-10-27T20:58:52Z

Synonyms

←Older revision		Revision as of 20:58, 27 October 2007
Line 4:		Line 4:

	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
-	Green Kru	+	Green Kru, Red Kru
-	Red Kru	+
	(different forms for which we need more information)		(different forms for which we need more information)

Harveyc: /* Synonyms */

2007-10-27T20:58:21Z

Synonyms

←Older revision		Revision as of 20:58, 27 October 2007
Line 4:		Line 4:

	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
		+	Green Kru
		+	Red Kru
		+	(different forms for which we need more information)

	==Pictures==		==Pictures==