Occurrence of multiple male buds in banana

• Main Authors: N. Chomchalow, S. Swangpol, W. Na Nakorn, J. Somana
• Other Authors: Thailand Network for the Conservation and Enhancement of Landraces of Cultivated Plants
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33037
• Institution: Mahidol University

Occurrence of multiple male buds in banana is a rare phenomenon. It is caused by branching of the peduncle or differentiation of the male flower into male bud. Five types of peduncle branching occur, viz.: (i) inside the pseudostem, (ii) at the time the peduncle emerges from the pseudostem, (iii) af...