Musa Transcriptome SSR Database
Grand Naine
Grand Nain bananas (also spelled Grande Naine) are banana cultivars of Musa acuminata. It is one of the most commonly cultivated bananas and a source of commercial Cavendish bananas. It is also known as the Chiquita banana, because it is the main product of Chiquita Brands International.
Special Features:
• Each bunch will be having 10 to 12 hands with 175 to 225 fruits.
• The fruits of Grand Naine Banana variety are delicious to eat and keeping quality of the fruit is good.
• High yield (Avg. 30 kg per plant)
• Long cylindrical fruits with less curvature.
• Good keeping quality.
• Attractive yellowish green colour at maturity.
• Internationally acceptable both as fresh fruit and in processed form.
• Pulp to peel ratio is more and highly suitable for processing