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US 2009/0222959 P1Published application
Adi, a novel cavendish banana selection expressing lower statue, higher fruit yield and quality than existing canvendish lines including its ancestral line "Zelig"
AssigneeRahan Meristem (1998) Ltd
InventorEli Khayat
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Abstract
Adi is a selection of the ancestral banana line Zelig, which belongs to Musa acuminata cv. Cavendish. When compared to its ancestral line, ‘Adi’ shows the following characteristics: 1. Dwarf-like stature, 2. Wider girth size, 3. Higher fruit yield, 4. Longer fruit size (“fingers”), 5. Higher levels of sucrose and starch in the pulp, 6. Tolerance to windy conditions.
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‘Adi’, a new and distinct selection of banana plant, substantially as illustrated and described, which is a dwarf stature plant, with wider girth size, higher fruit yield, longer fruit (“fingers”) and higher sugar content in the pulp.
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