Cavendish bananas

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Cavendish bananas are the globally dominant commercial banana variety, known for their sweet flavor, seedless flesh, and suitability for large-scale export.

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Banana 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf banana cultivar
dessert banana
triploid banana
cannotBePropagatedBy seeds
colorWhenRipe yellow
colorWhenUnripe green
commercialAdvantage good transportability
uniform size and appearance
year-round availability
dominantInMarket global banana export market
supermarket bananas in Europe
supermarket bananas in North America
genomeGroup AAA
grownIn Africa NERFINISHED
Caribbean NERFINISHED
Latin America NERFINISHED
Oceania NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
harvestedWhen green and unripe
hasCharacteristic curved shape
parthenocarpic fruit
relatively short shelf life after ripening
seedless flesh
sterile fruit
sweet flavor
thin peel
uniform ripening
majorExportersInclude Colombia NERFINISHED
Costa Rica NERFINISHED
Ecuador NERFINISHED
Guatemala NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
namedAfter William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED
nutrientContent rich in carbohydrates
source of dietary fiber
source of potassium
source of vitamin B6
source of vitamin C
partOfTaxon Musa acuminata NERFINISHED
propagationMethod tissue culture
vegetative propagation
reasonForReplacement resistance to Panama disease Race 1
replaced Gros Michel bananas in global trade
ripenedUsing ethylene gas
susceptibleTo Black Sigatoka NERFINISHED
Panama disease Tropical Race 4
taxonRank cultivar group
typicalUseStage fully yellow with few brown spots
usedFor export trade
fresh consumption
processed banana products

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Canaan Banana familyName Cavendish bananas
this entity surface form: Banana
Urabá banana-growing zone productType Cavendish bananas