PERBANDINGAN KARAKTER MORFOLOGI DUA KULTIVAR PISANG (PISANG BARANGAN DAN PISANG LEMAK MANIS) DARI JENIS Musa acuminata Colla DI KECAMATAN BATANG TUAKA, KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR, PROVINSI RIAU

Abstract

Musa (Banana) is one of genus in Musaceae that have high diversity. Most of the members of this genus are main tropical fruit plants widely cultivated in Indonesia, including in Batang Tuaka, Indragiri Hilir, Riau Province. Objective of the study was to examine differences in the morphological characters of two Musa acuminata cultivars. This study was conducted from Oktober 2021 to Januari 2022. Samples were collected from the field using exploration method. The result showed that there were differences in the morphological characters of the Barangan and Lemak Manis such as colour of the pseudostem, shape of banana heart, length of the fruit and level of sweetness of the fruit.