The anatomy of the adventitious roots of Musa acuminata cv. Gros Michel is described. Interesting anatomical features are the occurrence of lysigenous lacunae in the cortex and the presence of very ...

Fernando Larios eyes the stand of plantains running along one side of the Francis Avenue Community Garden in Koreatown. A large cluster of fruit, just out of arm’s reach, is almost ready. “It’ll be ...

Bananas, originating from Southeast Asia and west Oceania region over 7000 years ago, have evolved into a diverse array of cultivars, primarily through hybridization within Musa species. Cavendish ...

Antioxidant enzymes play a major role in scavenging reactive oxygen species that arise during somatic embryogenesis (SE). Activity levels of antioxidant enzymes such as peroxidase (POX), catalase (CAT ...