The selected accession, named 'Maia Oa' belongs to the subspecies of Musa acuminata spp. zebrina native to south-east Asia.
The genome sequencing of this species is the result of the collaboration between... read more
The selected accession, named Calcutta 4 belongs to the subspecies of Musa acuminata burmannica native to south-east Asia. According to MusaPedia, the accession would have been grown at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA) field... read more
The selected accession, named 'Banksii' belongs to the subspecies of Musa acuminata spp. banksii native to south-east Asia in Papua New Guinea. Banksii-derived cultivars played a major role in the development of several important diploid and... read more
DH-Pahang (doi:10.18730/9MZSP) is a doubled-haploid of the germplasm collection accession named Pahang (doi:... read more
Pisang Klutuk Wulung (PKW) (doi:10.18730/9N526) is the Javanese name of a black-stem Musa balbisiana. Klutuk means... read more
The selected 'DH PKW' genotype belongs to the Musa balbisiana species that contributed the B-subgenome to cultivated allotriploid bananas. This is a doubled-haploid (DH) from M. balbisiana 'Pisang Klutuk Wulung'... read more
Ensete glaucum (2n=18) is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for its unique swollen bulbous base and large leaves. It is native from Asia with a large distribution range in India, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New... read more
Musa itinerans, known also as Yunnan banana, is a close relative to both banana progenitors with wide distribution across subtropical China. It is native to south-east Asia and can be found in moist ravines to mountainous areas. In China... read more
Musa schizocarpa 'Schizocarpa' (doi:10.18730/9KW4W) (2n=22) is a wild species of banana native from New Guinea Island.... read more