• Developed by Embrapa – The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation Cassava and Fruiticulture, it is a tetraploid hybrid created from “Pacovan”, AAAB group, with a very vigorous dark-green-colored pseudostem with dark spots. It grows into a tall plant, which displays a banana bunch that is more or less cylindrical in shape, a clear male rachis and a medium-sized male bud. The banana fruits it produces are large and deeply ridged, larger and sweeter than the “Pacovan” bananas, and have bottleneck-shaped endings. This cultivar is resistant to Yellow Sigatoka leaf spot disease, Black Sigatoka disease(also known as black leaf streak), and to Panama disease.

• is a tetraploid hybrid that belongs to the AAAB group, Prata type, tall in height, developed by Embrapa Cassava and Fruiticulture. Most of the characteristics it displays, both in its development and in yield, are similar to those of the “Pacovan” cultivar (Prata mutation). This cultivar is resistant to Yellow Sigatoka leaf spot disease, Black Sigatoka disease (also known as black leaf streak), and to Panama disease.

• tetraploid hybrid (AAAB), developed by Embrapa Cassava and Fruiticulture’s Genetic Improvement Program. It is similar in build to the “Pacovan” cultivar, and has the advantage of being resistant to Yellow Sigatoka leaf spot disease, Black Sigatoka disease (also known as black leaf streak), Panama disease, and to post-harvest anthracnose.

• tetraploid hybrid (AAAB), developed by Embrapa Cassava and Fruticulture’s Genetic Improvement Program. Most of the characteristics it displays, both in its development and in yield, are superior to those of the “Prata” cultivar and very similar to those of “Pacovan” cultivar. It is superior to both of these cultivars when it comes to its reaction to diseases, as it is resistant to Yellow Sigatoka leaf spot disease, Black Sigatoka disease (also known as black leaf streak), and Panama disease.

• tetraploid hybrid (AAAB), developed by Embrapa. It has a similar structure to “Pacovan” and has the advantage of being resistant to the Yellow and the Black Sigatoka diseases, as well as the Panama disease.

• key features include its resilency, low-maintence and productivity. Its fruit is larger than the ones of the “Prata” (Silver) variety, a bit more acidic, and with ridges that remain even after the fruit is fully mature.

• a hybrid of “Prata Anã” (Silver dwarf) from Honduras that was selected by Embrapa Cassava and Fruticulture. It is a tetraploid that belongs to the AAAB group, and its most important characteristic is its resistance to Black Sigatoka disease.

• Also known as “Enxerto” (Grafting), a vigorous plant that has a high productivity potential and that is resistant to lodging. It is the most planted cultivar in Brazil of the “Prata” (Silver) variety.

• AAB group cultivar, very similar to the “Mysore” cultivar, with a vigourous pseudostem, medium-to-tall in height, of a redish-green color with dark spots. The borders of the petiole are red. The banana bunch is practically cylindrical in shape. The fruits vary from small to medium in size, and are extremely similar to those of the “Maçã” (Apple), they have only a few ridges and a sweet flavor, but when consumed before the ideal time they taste astringent. The cultivar is resistant to both the Yellow and the Black Sigatoka diseases, to the Panama disease, and to the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) insect pest.

Seleção dentro do subgrupo “Cavendish”, também conhecida como “Banana d água”, apresentam frutos delgados, longos, encurvados, de cor amarelo-esverdeado ao amadurecer, com polpa muito doce e que são usados na exportação. Possui tolerância ao mal-do-Panamá.

A mais nobre para os brasileiros apresenta casca mais fina e polpa clara e suave, que lembra a maçã. Alcança excelentes preços no mercado. Susceptível ao mal-do-Panamá.

Gerado na Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura é híbrido tetraploide (AAAB), resultante da bananeira diploide M53 (AA) e a cultivar triploideYangambi n° 2 (AAB). Apresenta a maioria das suas características, tanto de desenvolvimento quanto de produtividade, semelhantes a cultivar “Maçã”, sua concorrente direta. Possui a vantagem de ser tolerante ao mal-do-Panamá, além de manter a resistência à Sigatoka-amarela presente na ‘”Maçã”.

Híbrido tetraploide (AAAB), gerado na Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, resultante do cruzamento da variedade “Yangambi n° 2” com o diploide (AA)M53. Apresenta características, tanto no desenvolvimento quanto no rendimento, semelhantes às da cultivar “Maçã”. Resistente a Sigatoka-amarela e tolerante ao mal-do-Panamá.