Musa Yangambi
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'Yangambi KM-5'
Synonyms
KM-5,brieyi De Wild
Pictures
(credit Chironex)]
(credit damaclese)
Description
- Genetic Group - AAA
Origin
Tanzania, East Central Africa, Kagera Region
- 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."
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
- Pests -
- Susceptible Diseases -
- Resistant Diseases - Black sigatoka resistant
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, 1997. KCDP. Retrieved 2009-09-09.