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Identifying and classifying banana cultivars

Code: 9781786769381
Publication date: 23/11/2020
Extent: 22 pages

Contributions by: Jeff Daniells, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia; and Steven B. Janssens, Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium

Chapter synopsis: This chapter addresses identifying and classifying banana cultivars. It begins with an overview of banana cultivars, which is then followed by a discussion of the different levels bananas can be classified at: genera, section and species level. The chapter also examines how to identify different cultivars and concludes with a summary of future research trends in the area.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2020.0070.02
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Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Banana cultivars: an overview 3 Classification at the genera level 4 Classification at the section level 5 Classification at the species level 6 Current banana cultivar groups 7 Identifying cultivars 8 Future trends and conclusions 9 Where to look for further information 10 References

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