Back Plàtan Cavendish Catalan Cavendish (Banane) German Banana Cavendish Spanish موز کاوندیش Persian Cavendish-banaani Finnish Cavendish (bananier) French Pisang cavendish ID Cavendish (banana) Italian キャベンディッシュ (バナナ) Japanese 캐번디시 바나나 Korean
| Cavendish | |
|---|---|
 A bunch of Cavendish bananas | |
| Species | Musa acuminata |
| Cultivar group | Cavendish subgroup of the AAA Group |
| Cultivar group members | See text |
Cavendish bananas are the fruits of one of a number of banana cultivars belonging to the Cavendish subgroup of the AAA banana cultivar group (triploid cultivars of Musa acuminata). The same term is also used to describe the plants on which the bananas grow.
They include commercially important cultivars like 'Dwarf Cavendish' (1888) and 'Grand Nain' (the "Chiquita banana"). Since the 1950s, these cultivars have been the most internationally traded bananas.[1] They replaced the Gros Michel banana (commonly known as Kampala banana in Kenya and Bogoya in Uganda)[2][better source needed] after it was devastated by Panama disease.
They are unable to reproduce sexually, instead being propagated via identical clones. Due to this, the genetic diversity of the Cavendish banana is very low. This, combined with the fact the Cavendish is planted in dense chunks in a monoculture without other natural species to serve as a buffer, makes the Cavendish extremely vulnerable to disease, fungal outbreaks, and genetic mutation, possibly leading to eventual commercial extinction.[3][4][5]
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- ^ Liu, Pei; Goh, Chong-Jin; Loh, Chiang-Shiong; Pua, Eng-Chong (May 16, 2002). "Differential expression and characterization of three metallothionein-like genes in Cavendish banana (Musa acuminata)". Physiologia Plantarum. 114 (2): 241–250. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.2002.1140210.x. PMID 11903971 – via Wiley Online Library.
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