Banana production
Part of the Department of Pomology, Tropical and Subtropical Pomology I.
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Bananas are fruits beared by Musa ssp. They are the tropical fruits mostly cultivated on the plantations of all tropical regions of the world. But not all bananas are fruits. There are also so called planteins, which are understud as a vegetable. Acording the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) rank for fruits, bananas are one of the most consumed fruits with the highest production ................../ year.
Common names
- banana – English
- plátano – Spanish
- banana – Spanish
Taxonomy
When talking about bananas two genuses of the family Musaceae are important. They are the genus Ensete and the genus Musa. Ensete are plants with the origin in Asia with a secondary distribution in Africa. On the other hand genus Musa comes from Africa and it is widely distributed to Asia and Pacific Ocean. From the taxonomical point of wiev Musa ssp. is diveded into 4 sections. They are namely Eumusa, Callimusa, Rhodochlamys and Australimusa. Section Eumusa contains about 14 edible species including Musa acuminata and M. balbisiana – to taxa, which are used to produce new hybrids and varieties in the banana fruit processing. They are seedles. The second section “Callimusa” is used for ornamental purposes and its fruits are with seeds. The third section “Rhodochlamys” also contain ornamental bananas with seeds, but they are much smaller (up to 3 m of high). Last section “Australimusa” originates in Queensland, Australia and Filipines and it is used for fiber production. In overwiev Musa ssp. contains about 25 species. When talking about species Haha not true haha lol jks haha silly billys
Morphology
It is a large herb with a suculent juicy stemp called pseudotrunk.
Flowers
Are big giant predators
Fruits
Fruits are developed partenocarpicly. Fruit type is berry.
