Morphology and Anatomy Characteristic of Pisang Awak (Musa paradisiaca cv. Awak) in West Kalimantan

Ari Sunandar,Adi Pasah Kahar

doi:10.15294/biosaintifika.v9i3.11258

Ari Sunandar, Adi Pasah Kahar

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https://doi.org/10.15294/biosaintifika.v9i3.11258

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Abstract

Indonesia is the origin and center of diversity of banana. One of an edible banana in Indonesia is Pisang Awak (Musa paradisiaca cv. Awak ). In West Kalimantan, the ripe Pisang Awak has been processed into sale (dried banana). The aims of this research were to describe the morphological and anatomical character of Pisang Awak in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. In this study, Pisang Awak were collected from Padang Tikar I village, Batu Ampar Sub-district, Kubu Raya district, West Kalimantan. Morphological characterizations were conducted by following the instruction on Descriptors for Banana (Musa spp.) from IPGRI. The root, leaf blade, and petiole were fixed in FAA solution. Root, leaf, and petiole anatomy preparats were made by paraffin method. The lamina of Pisang Awak consisted of adaxial epidermis, two hypodermis layers, two palisade layers, spongy layer, bundle sheath cell, abaxial epidermis, laticifer. The petiole of Pisang Awak composed of three tissue systems, i.e., epidermis layer, parenchyma tissue and vascular tissue. The root of Pisang Awak consists of two epidermis layers, parenchyma and vascular cylinder. In the future, morphological and anatomical character in Pisang Awak could be applied as the basis of information for breeding programs of banana cultivars and classification.

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Musaceae is cultivated for different purposes, such as a vegetable, fruit, medicine, and for cosmetics (Amnuaysin et al 2012)
Its morphological and anatomical character could be applied as the basis of information for breeding programs of banana cultivars and classification
Pseudostem color of Pisang Awak is green, Straight with erect margins of petiolar canal leaf margins. 113-190 x 34- 58 cm of Leaf, upper surface dark-green, lower surface green, midrib dorsally green-yellow, midrib ventrally green, and both side rounded of leaf bases. 46-55 cm Penducle, 3-5 width, green-color

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Musaceae is cultivated for different purposes, such as a vegetable, fruit, medicine, and for cosmetics (Amnuaysin et al 2012). Not less than 325 cultivars of bananas were found in Indonesia (Valmayor et al, 2002). One of the edible bananas in Indonesia is Pisang Awak Pisang Awak is one of the most vigorous and hardy cultivars of bananas of the Eumusa series. Pisang Awak is triploid cultivar and it belongs to the ABB genomic group (Valmayor et al, 2002). The unripe fruits of Pisang Awak were used for making high fiber flour. It was reported that Pisang Awak flour has higher total dietary fiber and caloric content. In Indonesia, especially in West Kalimantan, the ripe Pisang Awak has been processed into sale (dried banana)

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