‘NABIO808’ (Syn. ‘NAROBAN5’): A tasty cooking banana cultivar with resistance to pests and diseases
Robooni Tumuhimbise, Henry Buregyeya, Jerome Kubiriba, Wilberforce K. Tushemereirwe, Alex Barekye, Reuben S. Tendo, Betty Namagembe, Sedrach Muhangi, Francis Kazigye, David Talengera, Jimmy Tindamanyire, Kenneth Akankwasa, Gertrude Nabulya, Josephine Namaganda, Waswa William, Abias Kushaba, Mary Namuddu, Naboth Oyesigye, Priver Namanya, Ivan K. Arinaitwe, Allan Waniale, Deborah Karamura and Eldad Karamura
Abstract: ‘NABIO808’ is a newly released, conventionally-bred triploid cooking banana cultivar in Uganda. It produces an average bunch yield of 54.5 t ha-1 yr-1 and is resistant to weevils, nematodes, and black Sigatoka. Additionally, its food is yellow, soft, and tasty, like that of most preferred landrace cultivars, making it more acceptable to end-users.