Musa Yangambi

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-	Black Sigatoka, a.k.a Black Leaf Streak (Mycosphaerella fijiensis)	+	Black Sigatoka, ''a.k.a'' Black Leaf Streak
-	Yellow Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella musicola)	+	Yellow Sigatoka
	Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD)		Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD)
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		+	Fusarium Wilt, ''a.k.a'' Panama Disease (high resistance)
	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==

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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 4 Origin 4.1 Usage 5 Flowering 6 Cultivation 6.1 Known Afflictions 7 Research Notes 7.1 Members Growing This Banana 8 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'Yangambi KM-5'

Synonyms

KM-5, brieyi De Wild, Ibota

Pictures

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(credit Chironex)]

(credit damaclese)

Description

• Genetic Group - AAA

Origin

West Central Africa.

• Date Realized in Trade

Yangambi Km5 was introduced by ARI-Maruku (Agricultural Research Institute) in 1995 in the Kagera region. In 1997, KCDP started multiplying massively this variety. [1]

Usage

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height - 16'to23'

• Survival Zone -11 to 9

• Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10?

• Cold Hardiness -9

• Wind - resistant

• Sun - semi shady to full sun

• Taste Description - desert

• Personal Notes - This is one of a very limited type that has been successfully pollinated by a diploid banana and set viable seed.

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Susceptible Pests

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)

• Resistant Pests

Banana-root nematode (Radopholus similis)

• Susceptible Diseases

• Resistant Diseases

Black Sigatoka, a.k.a Black Leaf Streak

Yellow Sigatoka

Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD)

Fusarium Wilt, a.k.a Panama Disease (high resistance)

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

1. Yangambi Km5 Kagera Community Development Programme(KCDP), 1997. Retrieved 2009-09-09.