Musa Misi Luki

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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
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		+	Musa 'misi luki'
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
		+	Mesiluki, Mysore, Pisang Ceylon
	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
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	==Description==		==Description==
-	'Misi Luki' has the same characteristics as 'Dwarf Namwah', growing 10-12 feet tall and	+	'Misi Luki' has the same characteristics as 'Dwarf Namwah', growing 15-20 feet tall and
-	disease resistant. The 4" fruit has excellent flavor.	+	disease resistant. The 4" fruit has excellent flavor and are very sweet.
		+	It is best in locations not exposed to hard winds. While some say it tends to go dormant at higher
		+	temperatures than other varieties such as Goldfinger or Orinoco, others dispute this.
		+	It was reportedly selected from a high elevation in Samoa and it does seem to produce good quality fruit to 4"
		+	under cool conditions. Misi Luki is commercially grown in New Zealand.
		+
		+	According to MGIS, (link provided below) the Mesiluki is a dwarf banana growing 7-9 feet tall.
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
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	===Origin===		===Origin===
-	*Date realized in trade -	+	*Date realized in trade -
	===Usage===		===Usage===
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		+	Desert banana
	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
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	*Mature Height -		*Mature Height -
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		+	10-12 feet in a container
		+	15-20 feet in the ground
	*Survival Zone -		*Survival Zone -
		+
		+	8-11
	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -
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	*Wind -		*Wind -
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		+	Best out of the wind
	*Sun -		*Sun -
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	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
	*Pests -		*Pests -
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		+	Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -
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		+	Panama disease and black sigatoka
	*Resistant Diseases -		*Resistant Diseases -
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		+	Excellent disease resistant
	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==
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	===Members Growing This Banana===		===Members Growing This Banana===
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	*Sources		*Sources
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		+	https://www.crop-diversity.org/mgis/accession/01PNG00432

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Current revision

Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'misi luki'

Synonyms

Mesiluki, Mysore, Pisang Ceylon

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

(credit Kara)

Description

'Misi Luki' has the same characteristics as 'Dwarf Namwah', growing 15-20 feet tall and disease resistant. The 4" fruit has excellent flavor and are very sweet. It is best in locations not exposed to hard winds. While some say it tends to go dormant at higher temperatures than other varieties such as Goldfinger or Orinoco, others dispute this. It was reportedly selected from a high elevation in Samoa and it does seem to produce good quality fruit to 4" under cool conditions. Misi Luki is commercially grown in New Zealand.

According to MGIS, (link provided below) the Mesiluki is a dwarf banana growing 7-9 feet tall.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

10-12 feet in a container 15-20 feet in the ground

• Survival Zone -

8-11

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

• Wind -

Best out of the wind

• Sun -

• Taste Description -

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

• Resistant Diseases -

Excellent disease resistant

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

• Sources

https://www.crop-diversity.org/mgis/accession/01PNG00432