Research Article
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Banana in Kerala, India
Anu A1, Geethalakshmi S1* and Vazhackarickal PJ2
1Department of Biotechnology, Sree Narayana Guru College, India
2Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, India
*Corresponding author: Geethalakshmi S, Department of Biotechnology, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore,
641105 Tamil Nadu, India; E-mail: s.geethalakshmi@gmail.com
Copyright: © Anu A, et al. 2019. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which
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Article Information: Submission: 23/10/2019; Accepted: 25/11/2019; Published: 27/11/2019
Abstract
Banana is one of the most important food crops all over the world. There are around 365 varieties of bananas available throughout the world. Banana
is a traditional medicine for diabetes, cancer, diarrhea and also highly nutritional food crop. In this study, commonly used varieties of banana are taken for
characterization by morphology and genotype which is based on International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 1984 (Descriptors for banana (Musa sp.,)
and RAPD analysis. Five varieties were morphologically similar in parameters such as leaf habit, pseudo stem appearance and peel color. RAPD analysis
proved that these varieties of banana are closely related which coincides with the morphological characterization.