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Map of New Guinea Island and examples of fruits of (A, B) Musa acuminata ssp. banksii and closely related cultivated AA accessions from Papua New Guinea: (C) ‘Mero Mero;’ (D) ‘Nesuri;’ (E) ‘Wiau;’ (F) ‘Talasea;’ (G) ‘Seseve;’ (H) ‘Tobaung;’ (I) ‘Tavilo;’ (J) ‘Nape’e.’ Dark blue dots on the map represent collection locations for accessions within the cluster ‘banksii.’ Image credit: Julie Sardos / NARI.

Domestication History of Bananas is More Complex Than Previously Thought

Oct 10, 2022 by News Staff

New research led by the global research-for-development organization Bioversity International confirms that the genomes of today’s domesticated banana...