Macro-Photography in the UNI Botanical Center Exhibition
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Date Created
2021
Scienfmetific Name
Musa acuminata (Cavendishii)
Family Name
Musaceae
Common Name
Banana
Description
Alt Text: Close up of a large green leaf with yellow and brown spots.
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2021 Phillip Hopper
Type
Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Comments
The famous Cavendish banana is an edible perennial monocotyledonous herb that can grow up to 20 feet tall. It is pollinated by wind, insects, or bats but cultivated varieties are propagated almost exclusively by asexual cloning. The genome of M. acuminata has been sequenced in the hopes of advancing breeding techniques and suppress outbreaks of pathogens that compromise this important crop plant.
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