Musa Dwarf Puerto Rican

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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 'dwarf puerto rican'

Synonyms

enano común

common dwarf

Pictures

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(credit the flying dutchman)

(credit jpfloors)

Description

'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is a dwarf mutant plantain. The majority of plantains grow tall. 'Dwarf Colombian', Dwarf Costa Rican', Dwarf Cubano', 'Dwarf Dominicano', 'Dwarf Dominica', 'Dwarf Jamaican', 'Dwarf Puerto Rican', 'Dwarf Venezuelan', and 'Common Dwarf', are the exceptions. They are resistant to Panama Disease.

Genetic Group -

Origin

Puerto Rico

Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert and cooking

Flowering

Time To Bloom - 12-16 months near Lake Okeechobee when started from tissue culture plantlets

Time To Harvest - 3-5 months depending on warmth.

Cultivation

Mature Height -

6-9 feet

Survival Zone -

8-10

Fruiting Zone -

Cold Hardiness -

Wind -

Wind resistant

Sun -

Taste Description - Starchy, the typical plantain you find in stores

Personal Notes - Bunch weights 25-30lbs near Lake Okeechobee

Growth tips - Spray bunches with fungicide to control cigar end rot

Known Afflictions

Pests -

Susceptible Diseases - Cigar end rot, Black Sigatoka, Cordana leaf spot

Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

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

Sources

Retrieved from "http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Dwarf_Puerto_Rican"

 ==Description==
-'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is a dwarf mutant plantain. The heads of fruit are a little larger than
+'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is a dwarf mutant plantain. The majority of plantains grow tall.
-the original Plantain bearing seven to nine hands of fruit. The majority of plantains grow tall.
 'Dwarf Colombian', Dwarf Costa Rican', Dwarf Cubano', 'Dwarf Dominicano', 'Dwarf Dominica', 'Dwarf Jamaican', 'Dwarf Puerto Rican', 'Dwarf Venezuelan', and 'Common Dwarf', are the exceptions. They are resistant to Panama Disease.