A banana collecting expedition to South East Asia and the Pacific

• Authors : Simmonds, N.W.


• Document type : Journal article


• Year of publication : 1956


• Journal title : Tropical Agriculture


• Volume (number) : 33 (4)




• Pages : 251-271


• Peer-reviewed : Yes


• ISSN : 0041-3216


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : The aims of the expedition were as follows: (1) to discover and collect wild and edible strains of Musa acuminata which, on the basis of bunch shape, fruit size and disease resistance, might be of value in banana breeding; (2) to amass all the scientific information about the bananas, both wild and cultivated, that could be obtained in the time available with a view both to improving fundamental knowledge of the group and to meeting future practical problems.


• Keywords : MUSA ACUMINATA; COLLECTING MISSION; CULTIVARS; WILD SPECIES; ASIA AND THE PACIFIC


• Open access : No


• Document on publisher's site : View article on publisher's site


• Musalit document ID : IN150476

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