Musa Kummunaba

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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 'kummunaba'

Synonyms

Pictures

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Description

This musa sets 7-8 hands of bananas. It is a robust variety with erect leaves. The bananas have yellow/orange flesh. 'Kummunaba' is a good suckerer and the flower is cream with an orange tip. It has a low susceptibility to yellow sigota.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

Papua New Guinea

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Cooking

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

10-11 1/2 feet

• Survival Zone -

9-10

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

• Wind -

Wind tolerant

• Sun -

Full sun

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• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

• Resistant Diseases -

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