Taxonomic Reference Collection
The Taxonomic Reference Collection (TRC) is a set of 29 ITC accessions representing many of the subgroups of banana cultivars and the two wild species at the origin of most domesticated bananas, Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The collection was started by MusaNet to address taxonomic issues such as the influence of the environment on the phenotype of cultivars1 . The accessions were selected by taxonomy experts (the original list has 33 accessions 2 ) and planted in 12 field collections located in the main banana-producing regions3 .
The genome groups and subgroups refer to the nomenclature system developed by Norman Simmonds and Kenneth Shepherd to classify cultivated bananas.
List of accessions
Cultivars
The accession number is linked to the corresponding record in MGIS.
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Accession number
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Accession name
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Genome group
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Subgroup
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Pisang Jari Buaya
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AA
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Pisang Jari Buaya
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Pisang Lilin
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AA
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Pisang Lilin
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Pisang Mas
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AA
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Sucrier
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Tomolo
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AA
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Safet Velchi
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AB
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Ney Poovan
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Petite Naine
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AAA
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Igitsiri (Intuntu)
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AAA
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East African highland banana (beer)
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AAA
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East African highland banana (cooking)
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AAA
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Khai Thong Ruang
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AAA
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Ibota
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Pisang Berangan
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AAA
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Lacatan
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Red Dacca
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AAA
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Red
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Leite
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AAA
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Rio
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Uzakan
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AAB
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Pisang Ceylan
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AAB
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Mysore
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Pisang Palembang
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AAB
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Pisang Kelat
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Pisang Raja
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AAB
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Pisang Raja
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Figue Pomme Géante
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AAB
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Dole
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ABB
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Bluggoe
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Monthan
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ABB
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Monthan
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Blue Java
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ABB
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Ney Mannan
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ABB
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Pelipita
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Simili Radjah
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ABB
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Peyan
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Namwa Khom
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ABB
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Pisang Awak
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Foconah
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AAB
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Pome/Prata
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Wild species
The accession number is linked to the corresponding record in MGIS.
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Accession number
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Accession name
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Species
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| ITC0766 | Paliama | Musa acuminata ssp. banksii |
| ITC0249 | Calcutta 4 | Musa acuminata ssp. burmannicoides |
| ITC1177 | Zebrina | Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina |
| ITC1120 | Tani | Musa balbisiana |
References
External links
Catalog of the TRC accessions planted at the USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station in Puerto Rico.