Musa Chini Champa

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	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
		+	Mysore Group
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		+	ChiniChampa
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		+	CheniChampa
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		+	CheeniChampa
	Ney Poovan Group		Ney Poovan Group
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	It has a pink-purple flower. It produces sharped curved yellow bananas.		It has a pink-purple flower. It produces sharped curved yellow bananas.
-	Champa (AAB group): Champa is one of the hardiest, tall cultivars grown all over the country under	+	Cheni Champa (AAB)(Mysore subgroup) is one of the hardiest medium tall banana cultivar, resistant to Fusarium wilt and fairly resistant to bunchy top disease with small size fruits, thin peel, creamy pulp and sub-acid taste.
-	the rationing cultivation system. Its cultivation is extensive in Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. It	+
-	can be cultivated under rainfed condition or with scanty irrigation. One of the distinguishing characters	+
-	of the plant is the rose pink colouration of the outer side of the midrib when young. The plant is tolerant	+
-	to panama wilt and fairly tolerant to bunchy top diseases. Fruits are small in size with thin peel, creamy	+
-	pulp and subacid taste. Fruits turn golden yellow when ripe and have excellent keeping quality. The	+
-	bunch contains 150-250 fingers and its weight is about 16 kg. One high yielding variety has been	+
-	developed through selection from local collection and released in the name by BARI Kola-4.	+
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
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	===Origin===		===Origin===
-	NE India. Himalyan foothills. Grown by local farmers in villages around Kalimpong, West Bengal. Edible fruits sold in local markets.	+	NE India. Himalyan foothills. Grown by local farmers in villages around Kalimpong, West Bengal. Edible fruits sold in local markets.
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		+	West Bengal - Champa (Mysore)
		+	Assam - Chenichampa (Mysore)
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	*Date realized in trade -		*Date realized in trade -
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	*Links		*Links
	*:(Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: [http://www.bananas.org International Banana Society])		*:(Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: [http://www.bananas.org International Banana Society])
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		+	http://www.theglobaljournals.com/ijar/file.php?val=August_2013_1375511242_1c067_13.pdf
	*Sources		*Sources

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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'chini champa'

Musa x Paradisiaca 'safet velchi'

Synonyms

Mysore Group

ChiniChampa

CheniChampa

CheeniChampa

Ney Poovan Group

Safet Velchi

Elakki

Bale

Kisubi

Sukari

Champa-kala

Pictures

(credit Dombo)

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Description

This is an EUMUSA from the Ney Poovan group. It can grow up to 10 feet or more with a green/yellow stem. It has a pink-purple flower. It produces sharped curved yellow bananas.

Cheni Champa (AAB)(Mysore subgroup) is one of the hardiest medium tall banana cultivar, resistant to Fusarium wilt and fairly resistant to bunchy top disease with small size fruits, thin peel, creamy pulp and sub-acid taste.

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AB

Origin

NE India. Himalyan foothills. Grown by local farmers in villages around Kalimpong, West Bengal. Edible fruits sold in local markets.

West Bengal - Champa (Mysore) Assam - Chenichampa (Mysore)

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Usage

Flowering

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Cultivation

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10 feet or more

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• Cold Hardiness - Zone 8 with care.

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Known Afflictions

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Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

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Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

http://www.theglobaljournals.com/ijar/file.php?val=August_2013_1375511242_1c067_13.pdf

• Sources