'Obino l'Ewai'
'Obino l'Ewai' is a Plantain cultivar from Nigeria. It was one of the main cultivars used as a female parent plant in the banana breeding programme of IITA1 .
Agronomic characteristics
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| Pseudostem height (cm): | 3701 |
| Pseudostem girth (cm): | |
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| Functional leaves at shooting: | |
| Youngest leaf spotted (by leaf spot diseases): | 7.01 |
| Bunch weight (kg): | 12.41 |
| Number of hands: | 7.21 |
| Number of fruits: | 911 |
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References
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Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D. 1994. Plantain breeding at IITA. p.130-156. In: Jones, D.R. (ed.). Proceedings of First Global Conference of the International Musa Testing Program, La Lima (HND), 1994/04/27-30. The improvement and testing of Musa: a global partnership. INIBAP, Montpellier (FRA).
See also on this website
Articles on 'Obino l'Ewai' in Musalit
Local names for 'Obino l'Ewai' in the cultivar checklist
Musapedia pages on cultivars: