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[[File:Banana-Single.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Cavendish bananas will be a deep yellow when ripe]] |
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[[File:Bananas.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Cavendish bananas are typically sold while still slightly green.]] |
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[[File:Bananenblüte.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Developing flowers of the Cavendish banana.]] |
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'''Cavendish banana subgroup''' is a [[banana]] [[cultivar]] subgroup originating from [[Vietnam]] and [[China]].<ref name=Vietnam>{{cite book |last1=Persley |first1=G. J. |last2=George |first2=Pamela |title=Banana Improvement: Research Challenge and Opportunity |chapter=Portfolio of Projects |year=1996 |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |publisher=[[World Bank Group|World Bank Publications]] |isbn=0-8213-3740-8 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=GafS9PsDaFgC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29 |page=29 |quote=Viet Nam is one of the centers of origin of ''Musa'' spp., and has many species, varieties, and clones. ... The banana export trade is primarily based on local varieties of Cavendish cultivars, which originated in Vietnam}}</ref> |
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==Taxonomy and nomenclature== |
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Cavendish bananas are subgroup of the [[triploid]] ([[List of banana cultivars#AAA Group|AAA]]) cultivars of ''[[Musa acuminata]]''.<ref name=a3>{{cite web |last1=Porcher |first1=Michel H. |last2=Barlow |first2=Snow |title=Sorting Musa names |date=2002-07-19 |publisher=The University of Melbourne |url=http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Musa.html |accessdate=11 January 2011}}</ref> |
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The Cavendish banana subgroup is named after the Dwarf Cavendish cultivar within its subgroup, which is named in honour of [[William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire]], who acquired an early specimen, and from whose hothouses the cultivars were first developed for commercial exploitation worldwide. |
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Cavendish cultivars are distinguished by height and features of the fruits,<ref name=mohanjain>{{cite book |last1=Mohan Jain |first1=S. |last2=Priyadarshan |first2=P. M. |title=Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xReHR3_QYdkC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=dwarf+cavendish+plantation#v=onepage&q=dwarf%20cavendish%20plantation&f=false |publisher=Springer Science+Business Media, LLC |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-387-71199-7}}</ref><ref name=ploetz07>{{cite book |last1=Ploetz |first1=R. C. |last2=Kepler |first2=A. K. |last3=Daniells |first3=J. |last4=Nelson |first4=S. C. |year=2007 |editor-last=Elevitch |editor-first=C. R. |contribution=Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars |title=Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry |publication-place=Hōlualoa, Hawai'i |publisher=Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR) |url=http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Banana-plantain-overview.pdf |accessdate=2013-01-10 |lastauthoramp=yes}}</ref> and different cultivars may be recognized as distinct by different authorities. The most important clones for fruit production include: '[[Dwarf Cavendish]]', '[[Grande Naine]]', 'Lacatan', 'Poyo', 'Valéry', and 'Williams' under one system of cultivar classification.<ref name=mohanjain/> Another classification includes: 'Double', 'Dwarf Cavendish', 'Extra Dwarf Cavendish', 'Grande Naine', '[[Masak Hijau banana|Pisang Masak Hijau]]' (='Lacatan'), and '[[Giant Cavendish banana|Giant Cavendish]]' as a group of several difficult to distinguish cultivars (including 'Poyo', 'Robusta', 'Valéry', & 'Williams').<ref name=ploetz07/> 'Grande Naine' is the most important clone in international trade, while 'Dwarf Cavendish' is the most widely grown clone.<ref name=ploetz07/> 'Grande Naine' is also known as Chiquita banana.<ref>{{cite web |last=Voldeck |first=Lisa Beth |title=Indoor Banana Trees |year=2010 |publisher=bellaonline.com |url=http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art42725.asp |accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> |
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==Uses== |
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Cavendish bananas accounted for 47% of global banana production between 1998 and 2000, and the vast majority of bananas entering international trade.<ref name=FAO>{{cite book |last1=Arias |first1=Pedro |last2=Dankers |first2=Cora |last3=Liu |first3=Pascal |last4=Pilkauskas |first4=Paul |title=The World Banana Economy 1985-2002 |url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5102e/y5102e04.htm |accessdate=30 July 2013 |year=2003 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |location=Rome |isbn=92-5-105057-0 |issn=1810-0783}}</ref> |
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The fruits of the Cavendish bananas are eaten raw, used in baking, [[fruit salad]]s, fruit [[compote]]s, and to complement foods. The outer skin is partially green when sold in food markets, and turns yellow when it ripens. As it ripens the starches turn to sugar making a sweeter fruit. When it reaches its final stage (stage 7), brown/black "sugar spots" develop. When overripe, the skin turns black and the flesh becomes mushy. Bananas ripen naturally until they are picked. Once picked they no longer turn yellow on their own, and need to be gassed with ethylene gas to start up ripening again. Most retailers sell bananas in stages 3–6, with stage 4 being the most ideal. |
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==Disease resistance== |
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In mid-2008, reports from [[Sumatra]] and [[Malaysia]] suggested that Cavendish-like cultivars may be vulnerable to [[Panama disease]].<ref>Ploetz, R. C. 2005. Panama disease, an old nemesis rears its ugly head: Part 1, the beginnings of the banana export trades. ''Plant Health Progress'' {{doi|10.1094/PHP-2005-1221-01-RV}}.</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Banana}} |
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[[Category:Bananas]] |
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