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Banana

Banana. Genus: Musa Family: Musaceae. Musa acuminata – Bananas Edible fruits Musa b albisiana – Plantains cooking Musa paradisiaca. History of Cultivation. Papua New Guinea, SE Asia – 5000 BC, and possibly 8000 BC Cameroon in Africa – 100 AD, Madagascar 400 AD

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Banana

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  1. Banana Genus: Musa Family: Musaceae

  2. Musa acuminata – Bananas • Edible fruits • Musa balbisiana – Plantains • cooking • Musa paradisiaca

  3. History of Cultivation • Papua New Guinea, SE Asia – 5000 BC, and possibly 8000 BC • Cameroon in Africa – 100 AD, Madagascar 400 AD • Middle East – 900 AD (Spread of Islam) • Consumption increased during Ramadan • Americas in 1600 from the Portuguese

  4. Cultivation • Wild Bananas contained large seeds and were primarily of trisomy origin.(Parthenocarpic now) • The plant produces 2 shoots at a time • A large shoot for immediate fruiting • A “sucker” for 6-8 months later

  5. Large plantations in tropical areas are the major producers of bananas (Dole, Del Monte, Chiquita) • Life of a plantation is 25 years or more • Transplanting of corms and “sucker” needed for propagation

  6. Top 10(In Metric Tons) • India – 29.8 • China – 9.9 • Philippines – 9.1 • Ecuador – 7.9 • Brazil – 7.0 • Indonesia – 5.8 • Tanzania – 2.9 • Guatemala – 2.6 • Mexico – 2.1 • Colombia – 2.0 (Bananas are grown in over 107 countries)

  7. Characteristics • Usually elongated and curved • Soft flesh; rich in starch with a rind covering it. • Variable in size, color, and firmness • Red, yellow, or purple when ripe • Green before ripening • Ethylene causes ripening • Most supermarkets artificially ripen bananas • Brown paper bag with an apple or tomato.

  8. Uses • Leaves are large, flexible, and waterproof. They are often used as disposable food containers, “plates”, or wrappings for food • The flower is used as a vegetable similar to that of an artichoke • Plant is used as fiber in making yarn, textures, and paper • The trunk and fruits of the plant are eaten • Like a potato, the fruits can be fried, cooked or steamed.

  9. Banana, raw, edible parts

  10. Source • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana

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