SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY

Tacurong City Campus

Tacurong City, Province of Sultan Kudarat

DIFFERENT VARITIES OF BANANA (MUSA PARADISIACA) IN BAGUMBAYAN, SULTAN KUDARAT

SUBMITTED BY
CATHERINE MAE ESOMA
GLAYNE HEART ESUMA
JOHN LLOYD OPELLO
MATT LESTER SORIANO
QUUENIE VIGO

SUBMITTED TO
PROF. APRIL KRIS DELA CRUZ, MIB

MAY 2023

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARIES Pages
Tile page 1
Table of Contents 2
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 4
Scope of the Study 5
Significance of the Study
Definition of Terms

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
Research Design 5
Interviewee of the Study
Statistical Procedure
Statistical Tool 6
Locale of the Study
Data Gathering Procedure

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Data Analysis
References 7

RESULTS AND DISCUSION

Cladogram 8

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CHAPTER I All tropical locations are suitable for growing bananas,
which are important to the economies of many developing
INTRODUCTION
nations. In the 24 years between 1985 and 2002, the
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY number of bananas exported globally increased at a

Bananas are one of the world's most important food record-breaking average yearly rate of 5.3 percent. The

crops. They are members of the Musa plant family, which effects of these occurrences on the global banana

is native to Southeast Asia and is planted in many warmer economy are examined in this publication. It is the first in

parts of the world. Bananas are high in fiber, potassium, a line of FAO commodity studies that primarily address

vitamin B6, vitamin C, and a variety of antioxidants and issues pertaining to particular commodities or commodity

phytonutrients (Arnarson 2023). Banana plant groups (Arias 2003). It ranks first in the production. Among

components can be used to make numerous functional other fruit crops, has (>5.63 million metric tonnes) and

meals, wine, alcohol, biogas, cow feed, and more. They (415 000) harvested area. Except for the export banana,
can also act as a pesticide, antioxidant, and color which is a major source of foreign cash, small-holder

absorber. The usefulness of banana fruits, peel, leaves, farmers raise the majority of bananas, which are traded by

pseudostems, sheaths, pith, and male buds is discussed local entrepreneurs and consumed locally. As a result, it

in this paper along with the potential for employing these plays an important role in rural poor food security and

components in industry. For impoverished nations, where revenue generation (Dela Cruz, FS. 2008).

the majority of the population depends mostly on bananas

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SCOPE OF THE STUDY DEFINITION OF TERMS

This study is descriptive and focused only to the
different varieties of Banana (Musa paradisiaca) in the
Municipality of Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat.
This study was conducted in A.Y 2022-2023.
The following terms are defined as used in the study
for better understanding of the research:
Banana - is an elongated, edible fruit botanically a berry-
produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering
plants in the genus Musa.

Varieties- the quality or state of being different or diverse.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study aims to discover the different varieties of

Banana (Musa paradisiaca) in the Municipality of
Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat.

For students, this research can serve as a reference

to the students who is specialized in the field of Biology
and Agriculture.

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 METHODOLOGY LOCALE OF THE STUDY
This chapter contains the research design, This research was conducted at Bagumbayan, Sultan
interviewee of the study, statistical tool, locale of the study, Kudarat.
data gathering procedure, and data analysis.
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
RESEARCH DESIGN
In order to gather necessary data from the
This research used descriptive phenomenology interviewee, the following procedure was followed:
that was utilized in this research to gather essential formulate a research questionnaire that is relevant to the
information about the different varieties of Musa study. After the approval, the researcher will seek into
Paradisiaca in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. consideration the ethical values in conducting the study.
INTERVIEWEE OF THE STUDY The researchers contacted the owner of the private
Banana Plantation and the Agriculture office of
The researchers had a total number of five (5)
Bagumbayan.
interviewee, a supervisor and farmers of Bagumbayan,
Sultan Kudarat.

STATISTICAL PROCEDURE DATA ANALYSIS

The researchers used a questionnaire and face to
face interview with the interviewee.
STATISTICAL TOOL
The researcher used a questionnaire.
The data collected were analyzed by the given
information of the interviewee’s face to face. Descriptive
statics such as frequency counts were used for the
analysis.

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REFERENCES:

Anarson, A. (2023). Bananas 101: Nutrition Facts and

Health Benefits.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/b
ananas

Dela Cruz, FS. (2008). Farmer's handbook on introduced

and local banana cultivars in the Philippines.
https://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-
library/publications/detail/farmers-
handbook-on-introduced-and-local-banana-
cultivars-in-the-philippines/

Mohapatra, D. et al., (2010). Banana and its by-product

utilization. CSIR, 2010

Pedro, A. 2003. The World Banana Economy, 1985-2002.

Food & Agriculture Org., 2003

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 RESULT AND DISCUSSION short, the next progress that happened to the varieties of
Señorita, Cardava and Saba is that the banana (Musa
Paradisiaca) had acquired the characteristic of having a thicker
skin. The last progress of the banana (Musa Paradisiaca) is its
wide width which is possessed by Saba.
CLADOGRAM

Latundan Señorita Cardava Saba

wide width

Thicker skin

Short length
Grapes
Scaly skin

Figure 1: Musaceae Cladogram

The outgroup of the Musacea Cladogram is grapes because it has

a scaly skin which does not possess by a banana (Musa
Paradisiaca). The Musa Paradisiaca plant in the varieties;
Latundan, Señorita, Cardava and Saba by its with which is being

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