Agronomic and yield performance of introduced and popular banana cultivars (Musa ssp.) in the Philippines

Issue Date

4-2009

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine the performance of introduced banana cultivars from October 2002 to December 2004 at the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) Experimental Farm in Bay, Laguna, Philippines. Nineteen introduced hybrids and landraces were planted together with eight local cultivars to determine their agronomic and yield performance. Significant differences were observed among cultivars in pseudostem, flowering, harvesting and yield characteristics. Among the introduced cultivars, FHIA-17 (AAAA), FHIA-23 (AAAA) and SH 34369 (AAAA) had heavy bunches (20-22 kg per bunch in the mother crop) and heavy individual fingers, but with lower total soluble solids compared with the local cultivars. The potential of these cultivars for processing and for planting in area with biotic stress pressures need further assessment.

Volume

34

Issue

1

Page

88-98

Document Type

Article

Frequency

tri-quarterly

Physical Description

tables, graphs, pictures

Language

English

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