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Table 2 Fruit characteristics of plantain and cooking banana cultivars

From: Fruit physical characteristics, proximate, mineral and starch characterization of FHIA 19 and FHIA 20 plantain and FHIA 03 cooking banana hybrids

Characteristics

Hand position

Cultivars

FHIA 03

FHIA 20

FHIA 19

Apantu pa

Fruit width (cm)

Proximal

16.0 ± 0.2

13.2 ± 0.6

14.0 ± 0.4

16.0 ± 0.4

Midsection

15.3 ± 0.0

13.1 ± 0.0

13.0 ± 0.0

15.3 ± 0.0

Distal

13.3 ± 0.2

11.3 ± 0.2

11.5 ± 0.1

14.4 ± 0.3

Fruit length (cm)

Proximal

17.5 ± 0.1

22.5 ± 0.2

23.0 ± 0.2

26.5 ± 0.4

Midsection

16.5 ± 0.2

21.0 ± 0.6

21.5 ± 0.1

25.0 ± 0.2

Distal

15.5 ± 0.1

17.5 ± 0.1

17.5 ± 0.0

17.5 ± 0.0

  1. Mean values (g/100 g, dry matter basis) from triplicate analysis ± standard deviation
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