This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims Edible bananas originated mainly from two wild species, Musa acuminata Colla (AA) and Musa balbisiana Colla (BB), and ...

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 ...

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: I love my bananas. Some I cook and eat green as an alternative to potato, but most of them I enjoy sweet as a ripe fruit. This one behind me is Lady Finger. (Musa acuminata'Lady ...

Bananas have been cultivated for thousands of years. But are the days of the familiar Cavendish numbered? Image courtesy of Flickr user Jason Gulledge When I pack my lunch box in the morning, my ...

Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated by people 7,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. But the domestication history of bananas is complicated, while their classification is hotly ...