Musa Super Plantain - Revision history

NicolasNaranja-4368: /* Pictures */

2012-10-09T13:20:48Z

Pictures

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	http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-03172645.jpg		http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-03172645.jpg
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		+	http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2011-06-13184109.jpg
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		+	http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/HPIM1027-1.jpg

	==Description==		==Description==

NicolasNaranja-4368: /* Cultivation */

2012-10-08T18:03:45Z

Cultivation

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	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==

-	*Mature Height -	+	*Mature Height - 6'

	*Survival Zone -		*Survival Zone -
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	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -

-	*Cold Hardiness -	+	*Cold Hardiness - Less cold tolerant than other plantains

	*Wind -		*Wind -

-	Wind tolerant	+	Heavy bunches cause toppling, pruned bunches alleviate problem

	*Sun -		*Sun -
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	*Taste Description -		*Taste Description -

-	*Personal Notes -	+	*Personal Notes - Higher quality fruit results from bunch pruning. This variety will likely produce 8-10 hands, however the bunch is highly conical and the lower hands have short fruit.

-	*Growth tips -	+	*Growth tips - For marketing purposes, it is better to prune the bunch back to 4-5 hands as soon as possible.

	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
	*Pests -		*Pests -

-	Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes	+	Thrips, Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -

-	Panama disease and black sigatoka	+	Panama disease, black sigatoka, cordana leaf spot, cigar end rot

	*Resistant Diseases -		*Resistant Diseases -

NicolasNaranja-4368: /* Pictures */

2012-10-08T17:59:11Z

Pictures

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	==Pictures==		==Pictures==

-	no picture	+	http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-03172645.jpg

	==Description==		==Description==

NicolasNaranja-4368: /* Description */

2012-10-08T17:58:50Z

Description

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	==Description==		==Description==

-	This is a popular variety, wich grows to about 12 feet high. The fruit is terrific and is a staple	+	This is a popular variety, which grows to about 12 feet high in the standard form and 6' high in the dwarf form. The fruit is terrific and is a staple
-	of Caribbean and Latin cuisine.	+	of Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The superplantain and dwarf superplantain are french-type bunch reversion sports of Maricongo and Common dwarf plantain respectively. This plantain produces a high quantity of plantains that are smaller than the plantains typical of the false-horn plants it is derived from.

	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -

Theflyingdutchman-658: /* Pictures */

2007-03-23T21:04:40Z

Pictures

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	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
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		+	no picture

	==Description==		==Description==

Theflyingdutchman-658: /* Cultivation */

2007-03-21T17:46:19Z

Cultivation

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	*Survival Zone -		*Survival Zone -
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		+	9-10

	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -
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	*Wind -		*Wind -
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		+	Wind tolerant

	*Sun -		*Sun -
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		+	Full sun to no more than 30% shade
		+	Temperatures best over 65F

	*Taste Description -		*Taste Description -
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	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
	*Pests -		*Pests -
		+
		+	Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -

-	*Resistant Diseases -	+	Panama disease and black sigatoka
		+
		+	*Resistant Diseases -

	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==

Theflyingdutchman-658: /* Cultivar Name */

2007-03-21T17:42:27Z

Cultivar Name

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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
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		+	Musa 'super plantain'

	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===

Theflyingdutchman-658: /* Usage */

2007-03-21T17:41:27Z

Usage

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	===Usage===		===Usage===
		+	Type cooking

	==Flowering==		==Flowering==

Theflyingdutchman-658: /* Description */

2007-03-19T19:58:47Z

Description

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	==Description==		==Description==
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		+	This is a popular variety, wich grows to about 12 feet high. The fruit is terrific and is a staple
		+	of Caribbean and Latin cuisine.

	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -

Theflyingdutchman-658 at 20:50, 16 March 2007

2007-03-16T20:50:12Z

New page

==Cultivar Name==

===Synonyms===

==Pictures==

==Description==

*Genetic Group -

===Origin===

*Date realized in trade -

===Usage===

==Flowering==

*Time To Bloom -

*Time To Harvest -

==Cultivation==

*Mature Height -

*Survival Zone -

*Fruiting Zone -

*Cold Hardiness -

*Wind -

*Sun -

*Taste Description -

*Personal Notes -

*Growth tips -

===Known Afflictions===
*Pests -

*Susceptible Diseases -

*Resistant Diseases -

==Research Notes==

*Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

*Typical Price Range -

===Members Growing This Banana===
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==External==
*Links
*:(Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: [http://www.bananas.org International Banana Society])

*Sources