Musa Pisang Ceylon

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Cultivar Name

Musa pisang 'ceylon'

Synonyms

Pictures

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Description

Pisang Ceylon is an improved 'Mysore'. It is resistant to the banana streak virus.

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Origin

Sri Lanka

  • Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana

Flowering

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  • Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

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  • Survival Zone -

8-10

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  • Wind -
  • Sun -

Full sun

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Known Afflictions

  • Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

  • Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

  • Resistant Diseases -

Banana streak virus

Research Notes

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  • Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources