AAB

1 Dessert banana. Belongs to Rasthali group with tasty fruits.	2 Dessert banana. Morphologically similar to cv. Rasthali with larger fruits having thicker skin.	3 Synonym. Pisang Seribu, Thousand fruited banana. Rasthali type with very long bunches and more number of fruits, not commercially cultivated. Fruits are smaller towards the terminal end. Male phase absent, if the plants grow under stress, male phase is produced.	4 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Poovan.
5	6 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Poovan.	7 Dessert banana. Fruit is very sweet with good aroma.	8 Dessert banana (Pome subgroup) with long fruits. Cultivated in southern parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
9 Dessert banana. Maintained in backyard for its quality fruits and freeness from major biotic and abiotic stresses. Immune to Fusarium wilt (race 1) and leaf spot diseases.	10 Dessert banana. Maintained in backyard for its quality fruits and freeness from major biotic and abiotic stresses. Immune to Fusarium wilt (race 1) and leaf spot diseases.	11 Dessert banana. Maintained in backyard for its quality fruits and freeness from major biotic and abiotic stresses. Immune to Fusarium wilt (race 1) and leaf spot diseases.	12 Dessert banana belonging to Pome subgroup. Tall and robust plants with sweet and slightly sour fruits.
13 Cooking banana. Morphologically similar to Nendran. Suitable for making banana chips and banana flour for children.	14 Cooking banana, a relative of Nendran.	15 Hybrid developed at BRS, Kerala, with the parentage of Agniswar and Pisang Lilin. Immune to Sigatoka leaf spot diseases	16 Hybrid (Parentage: Vannan (AAB) x Pisang Lilin (AA)) from BRS Kannara. Bunches conical. Tolerant to Sigatoka leaf spot disease.
17 Hybrid (Parentage: Vannan (AAB) x Pisang Lilin (AA)) from BRS Kannara. Bunches conical. Tolerant to Sigatoka leaf spot disease.	18 Dessert banana, Silk type. Fruit is sweet with thick peel.	19 Culinary banana. Morphologically similar to Nendran, but differs by the absence of male phase, bunch shape and fruit tip and produces only 1-3 hands / bunch. This is suitable for making chips and flour for children. It is susceptible to nematodes and weevils.	20 Dessert banana. Pome type. Shorter plant. Crop duration is 9-10 months. Fruits are very tasty.
21	22 Dessert banana. Ecotype of cv. Virupakshi	23 Dessert banana. Belongs to Plantain subgroup. Medium tall plant. Highly resistant to Foc race 1.	24 Dessert banana, Pome type. Short statured, of 9-10 months duration. Fruits are very tasty. A backyard cultivar, now under commercial cultivation in North Karnataka.
25 Dessert banana (Pome subgroup). Suitable for high altitudes. Long fruits with tasty pulp	26 Dessert banana. Ecotype of cv. Virupakshi.	27 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Rasthali.	28 Cooking banana. Morphologically similar to Nendran. Suitable for making banana chips and banana flour for children.
29 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Rasthali. Medium tall statured. Fruits are bigger in size and tasty.	30 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Rasthali. Medium tall statured. Fruits are bigger in size and tasty.	31 Dessert banana. Cultivated in Southern states of India, especially Kerala. Fruits are of religious importance, specially offered in temples. Immune to Fusarium wilt race 1.	32 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Poovan.
33 Dessert banana. Synonym of cv. Poovan.	34 Cooking banana. Morphologically similar to Nendran. Suitable for making banana chips and banana flour for children.	35 Cooking banana. Suitable for making banana chips and banana flour for children.	36 Dessert banana. Grown in southern part of Tamil Nadu and Kerala as an intercrop in coconut and arecanut plantations and at high altitudes.
37 Synonyms: Ladan, Malaivazhai, Malai Kali. Endemic to Kolli hills of Tamil Nadu. Nurtured by Malayali tribes. Dessert banana. Creamy, fragrant and sweet pulp suitable for preparing ‘Panchamirtham’.	38	39 Dessert banana, Pome type. Grows in plains. Fruits are long, slightly acidic in taste.	40 Dessert banana, Pome type. Grows in plains. Fruits are long, slightly acidic in taste.
41 Dessert banana, Pome type. Fruits are suitable for making ‘Panchamirtham’.	42 Dessert banana. It belongs to Mysore subgroup. It is a tall, robust cultivar with conical bunch grown in Kerala.	43 Dessert banana, Mysore subgroup. Fruits are long, slightly acidic in taste.	44 Unique AAB type, fruits sweet in taste. Immune to leaf spot disease and resistant to Fusarium wilt.
45 Unique AAB type, fruits sweet in taste. Immune to leaf spot disease and resistant to Fusarium wilt.	46 Dessert banana. Popular cultivar grown throughout India. Fruits are acidic sweet in taste with firm flesh.	47 Cooking banana. Suitable for making chips.	48 Cooking banana. Suitable for making chips.
49 Cooking banana. Suitable for making chips.	50 Synonym of cultivar Rasthali.	51 Synonym of cultivar Rasthali.	52 Dessert banana. Aromatic, sweet fruit rich in magnesium (36mg / g pulp) with low sodium.
53 Dessert banana. Aromatic, sweet fruit rich in magnesium (36mg / g pulp) with low sodium.	54 Dessert banana. Choice cultivar of Tripura state.	55 Dessert banana, Silk type. Fruit is sweet in taste.	56
57 Dessert banana. It is an ecotype of cv. Virupakshi grown in Sirumalai hill, Tamil Nadu.	58 Dessert banana. Poovan type with smaller fruits.	59	60 Dessert banana. Used in Siddha medicine. Nutritional banana with good carotenoid content. Immune to leaf spot disease.
61 Dessert banana. Used in Siddha medicine. Nutritional banana with good carotenoid content. Immune to leaf spot disease.	62 Dessert banana belongs to Silk type. Fruit pulp is white and sweet.	63 Dessert banana. Ecotype of cv. Virupakshi	64 Dessert banana. Elite cultivar grown perennially in hill regions of Tamil Nadu. Fruits possess pleasant aroma and delightful taste.