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Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist, Dr. Carlos F. Balerdi, Multi-County, Tropical Fruit Crop Agent (Retired), and Dr. Randy C. Ploetz, Plant Pathologist– Tropical Fruits, 1 Univ. ofFla. , IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL and 2Miami-Dade Co. Extn. Service, UF-IFAS, Homestead, FL.  \nNumerous banana cultivars will grow in Florida however their disease resistance and fruit quality vary widely. Some times a specific cultivar may substitute for by another cultivar but many times this is not the case. Currently, the most popular banana being grown is called Thai-banana however; this is more accurately called ‘PisangAwak’ or‘Kluai Nam Wa’. Unfortunately it is susceptible to Panama Disease. Although we have tested some banana cultivars and there are a number of good banana cultivars that can grow in south Florida, whether they can substitute for the Thai-banana is not known. In the table belowwe lista number of banana cultivars with Panama Disease Resistance. Before planting large acreages ofany of these, they should be grown on a very small scale and tested for their fruit quality and yields.  \n\n| Name | Type | Panama disease resistance1 | Sigatoka disease resistance2 | Fresh fruit quality3 | Yield potential | Days4 | Comments | Commercial\u003Cbr>Recommendation5 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| FHIA01 | AAAB | R | R | v. good | good | 500 | Consumed fresh. Also called‘Goldfinger’, resistant to burrowing nematodes. | Y |\n| FHIA02 | AAAA | R | R | v. good | good | 525 | Consumed fresh. Also called‘Mona Lisa’. | Y |\n| FHIA03 | AABB | R | R | good | good | 453 | Fresh and cooking banana. | Y |\n| FHIA17 | AAAA | R | R-PR | v. good | good | 690 | Fresh and cooking banana. Moderate resistance to burrowing nematodes. | M |\n| FHIA18 | AAAB | R | PR | v. good | good | ? | Fresh and cooking banana. Moderate resistance to burrowing nematodes. | M |\n| Yangambi km5 | AAA | R | R | v. good | poor | 637 | Consumed fresh. Pineapple-like flavor; cold sensitive. | M-N |\n| Prata Aná | AAB | R | S | good | good | 442 | Fresh and cooking banana. | N |\n| Pisang Ceylan/Mysore | AAB | R | PR | v. good | good | 616 | Consumed fresh. Also called‘Mysore’. | Y |\n| Kumunamba | AAB | R | ? | good | good | 372 | Also called ‘Yamunamba’; fresh and cooking banana but mostly used for cooking. | M |\n| Kandrian | ABB | R | ? | v. good | good | 826 | Mostly used for cooking. | M |\n| Saba | ABB | R | PR | v. good | good | 506 | Mostly used for cooking. | Y |\n| Pamoti on | AA | R | ? | v. good | poor | 521 | Consumed fresh. | N |\n| Pisang jari buaya | AA | R | ? | fair | poor | 720 | Called crocodile’s teeth. | N |\n| Pisang lemak manis | AA | R | ? | good | poor | 541 | Consumed fresh. | N |\n| Pisang raja | AAB | R | R | good | ? | ? | Consumed fresh. | N |\n\n1 and 2, R, resistant; PR, partially resistant; S, susceptible; 3, v. good, very good; 4, Days from planting to first harvest in Miami-Dade County climatic conditions; 5, Commercial recommendation, Y, yes; N, no; M, maybe. z, Information compiled from: Ploetz, R.C., J.L. Haynes, A. Vázquez. 1999. Responses ofnewbanana accessions in south Florida to Panama diseases. Crop Protection 18:445-449; R.C. Ploetz, J.L. Haynes, A. Vázquez, and D. Benscher. 2000. Performance of new banana germplasm in south Florida. HortScience 35:120-124; R.C. Ploetz, J.L. Haynes, A. Vázquez, and D. Benscher. 1998. Evaluation of new banana germplasm in south Florida. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 111:296-299 and; Jones, D.R. (editor) . 2000. Diseases of banana, abacá, and enset. CABI Publishing, NewYork. p.1-560 (specifically chpt. 2 and 3) .  \nc://ext/factsheets/banana/Potential banana cultivars for Florida 2008.doc)  \nVariedades de plátanos fruta y plátanos para cocinarcon potencial comercial para Florida  \nDr. Jonathan H. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist and Dr. Carlos F. Balerdi, Multi-County, Tropi","cbCaiktmA4TmlVaf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiktmA4TmlVaf","pdf",27025,"English","# Banana cultivars in Florida\n## Why cultivar choice matters (disease resistance and quality)\n## Table comparison: Panama/Sigatoka resistance and performance\n## Planting guidance and commercial recommendation","[{\"question\":\"Which banana cultivar is noted as currently most popular in Florida, and what disease risk does it have?\",\"answer\":\"The document states the most popular banana grown is called Thai-banana (Pisang Awak/Kluai Nam Wa). 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