Musa Super Plantain

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==Description== ==Description==
-This is a popular variety, wich grows to about 12 feet high. The fruit is terrific and is a staple+This is a popular variety, which grows to about 12 feet high in the standard form and 6' high in the dwarf form. The fruit is terrific and is a staple
-of Caribbean and Latin cuisine.+of Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The superplantain and dwarf superplantain are french-type bunch reversion sports of Maricongo and Common dwarf plantain respectively. This plantain produces a high quantity of plantains that are smaller than the plantains typical of the false-horn plants it is derived from.
*Genetic Group - *Genetic Group -

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Contents

Cultivar Name

Musa 'super plantain'

Synonyms

Pictures

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Description

This is a popular variety, which grows to about 12 feet high in the standard form and 6' high in the dwarf form. The fruit is terrific and is a staple of Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The superplantain and dwarf superplantain are french-type bunch reversion sports of Maricongo and Common dwarf plantain respectively. This plantain produces a high quantity of plantains that are smaller than the plantains typical of the false-horn plants it is derived from.

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Origin

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Usage

Type cooking

Flowering

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Cultivation

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9-10

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  • Wind -

Wind tolerant

  • Sun -

Full sun to no more than 30% shade Temperatures best over 65F

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Known Afflictions

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Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

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Panama disease and black sigatoka

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Research Notes

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Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources
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