Cavendish bananas
E503561
Cavendish bananas are the globally dominant commercial banana variety, known for their sweet flavor, seedless flesh, and suitability for large-scale export.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banana | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banana cultivar
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dessert banana ⓘ triploid banana ⓘ |
| cannotBePropagatedBy | seeds ⓘ |
| colorWhenRipe | yellow ⓘ |
| colorWhenUnripe | green ⓘ |
| commercialAdvantage |
good transportability
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uniform size and appearance ⓘ year-round availability ⓘ |
| dominantInMarket |
global banana export market
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supermarket bananas in Europe ⓘ supermarket bananas in North America ⓘ |
| genomeGroup | AAA ⓘ |
| grownIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harvestedWhen | green and unripe ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
curved shape
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parthenocarpic fruit ⓘ relatively short shelf life after ripening ⓘ seedless flesh ⓘ sterile fruit ⓘ sweet flavor ⓘ thin peel ⓘ uniform ripening ⓘ |
| majorExportersInclude |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
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Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nutrientContent |
rich in carbohydrates
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source of dietary fiber ⓘ source of potassium ⓘ source of vitamin B6 ⓘ source of vitamin C ⓘ |
| partOfTaxon | Musa acuminata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
tissue culture
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vegetative propagation ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | resistance to Panama disease Race 1 ⓘ |
| replaced | Gros Michel bananas in global trade ⓘ |
| ripenedUsing | ethylene gas ⓘ |
| susceptibleTo |
Black Sigatoka
NERFINISHED
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Panama disease Tropical Race 4 ⓘ |
| taxonRank | cultivar group ⓘ |
| typicalUseStage | fully yellow with few brown spots ⓘ |
| usedFor |
export trade
ⓘ
fresh consumption ⓘ processed banana products ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Banana