Lakatan banana
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Lakatan bananas, also spelled Lacatan, are diploid banana cultivars from the Philippines. It is one of the most common banana cultivars in the Philippines, along with the Latundan and Saba bananas.
Lakatan illustration in the 1880 book Flora de Filipinas by Francisco Manuel Blanco
Lakatan bananas
Close up of Lakatan bananas.
Lakatan bananas sold in the market
Banana bunchy top virus
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Banana bunchy top virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Nanoviridae known for infecting banana plants and other crops. It is aphid transmitted.
Lakatan banana
…Lakatan typically grows to a height of 150 to 300 centimeters. The fruits can be harvested 8 to 12 months after planting. Lakatan is susceptible to the Banana Bunchy Top virus. Lakatan fruits are longer and thicker-skinned than the Latundan bananas and turn a characteristic yellow-orange when ripe…
Banana bunchy top virus causes new leaves to be stunted and "bunchy", while leaf edges are deformed and yellow
A banana plant affected by bunchy top virus