Musa Yangambi
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'Yangambi KM-5'
Synonyms
KM-5, brieyi De Wild, Ibota
Pictures
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(credit Chironex)]
(credit damaclese)
Description
- Genetic Group - AAA
Origin
West Central Africa.
- Date Realized in Trade
Yangambi Km5 was introduced by ARI-Maruku (Agricultural Research Institute) in 1995 in the Kagera region. In 1997, KCDP started multiplying massively this variety. [1]
Usage
Flowering
- Time To Bloom
14-15 months
- Time To Harvest
18-20 months
Cultivation
- Mature Height
16-23ft. (10-12ft. based on observation in the Philippines)
- Survival Zone
11 to 9
- Fruiting Zone
11 to 10?
- Cold Hardiness
9
- Wind
resistant
- Sun
semi shady to full sun
- Taste Description
Dessert, mainly eaten fresh, excellent tasting fruit to 4 inches.
- Personal Notes
This is one of a very limited type that has been successfully pollinated by a diploid banana and set viable seed.
- Growth tips
Known Afflictions
- Susceptible Pests
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)
- Resistant Pests
Banana-root nematode (Radopholus similis)
- Susceptible Diseases
- Resistant Diseases
Black Sigatoka, a.k.a Black Leaf Streak
Yellow Sigatoka
Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD)
Fusarium Wilt, a.k.a Panama Disease (high resistance)
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
1. Yangambi Km5 Kagera Community Development Programme(KCDP), 1997. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
