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Drew · 10-20-2011, 07:26 PM

Hello,
Specifically, what qualities are you looking for in a banana? Cooking or ripe eating (or both), disease resistance, hardiness? Certainly FHIA-25 is excellent in terms of bunch size, drought tolerance and as a cooking banana but is not meant to be eaten as a ripe banana. The 'Pacific Plantain' is a good dual purpose variety. It produces large fruit and can be cooked or eaten fresh-ripe. FHIA-21 would be another good dual purpose selection and is resistant to black Sigatoka.
Cheers

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Drew Drew Location: Darwin, Australia Find me on the map! Zone: Tropical Savannah/Dry Tropics Name: Drew Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 9 BananaBucks : 1,317 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: FHIA-25 alternatives Hello, Specifically, what qualities are you looking for in a banana? Cooking or ripe eating (or both), disease resistance, hardiness? Certainly FHIA-25 is excellent in terms of bunch size, drought tolerance and as a cooking banana but is not meant to be eaten as a ripe banana. The 'Pacific Plantain' is a good dual purpose variety. It produces large fruit and can be cooked or eaten fresh-ripe. FHIA-21 would be another good dual purpose selection and is resistant to black Sigatoka. Cheers