VEC 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Chiquita Brands International, Inflorescence, Disinfectant

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Horticultural Sciences
• Course: VEC 2100
• Professor: Balasubramani Rathinasabapathi

Document Summary

2 species: musa acuminate and musa balbisiana. Cavendish banana are commercially most popular (cid:862)(cid:272)ooki(cid:374)g (cid:271)a(cid:374)a(cid:374)as(cid:863) are (cid:373)ore star(cid:272)hy tha(cid:374) the dessert (cid:271)a(cid:374)a(cid:374)as. Cultivated bananas resulted from crosses between m. acuminata (aa) and m. balbisiana (bb: triploids arose by natural polyploidization. Banana wars- conflict began along with spanish war in 1912. Dole and chiquita: two most popular brands of bananas. Perennial plant definition- keeps growing, does not stop. Insects, birds and bats are attracted to the nectar and are pollinators. Caution: do not touch the lower end of a banana, that is where they spray the disinfectant.