The Musaceae comprise a clade of angiosperms that are typically found in tropic regions. Originally from Africa and Asia, this group of flowering plants has a worldwide distribution nowadays. The most important genus is Musa, popularly known as banana, and is cultivated in numerous countries (Kennedy 2009), albeit productivity can vary enormously (e.g., Moreira et al. 2010). It is still not qui...

The efficacy of the Banana peel (Musa sapientum) biomass was tested for the removal of lead, copper, zinc and nickel metal ions using batch experiments in single and binary metal solution under controlled experimental conditions. It is found that metal sorption increases when the equilibrium metal concentration rises. At highest experimental solution concentration used (150 mg/L), the removal o...

The research was conducted in the villages of Eri, Soya, Kusu-kusu, Waai, Hatu, and Allang Ambon Island. aim this study to determine external internal characteristics location for growing Tongka Langit banana (M.roglodytarum L). method used a survey with free observation distance. results showed that land where plant grows are scattered on slopes foothills geology alluvium, limestone, coral, gr...

Musa manii H.Wendl. ex Baker categorized as a critically endangered wild banana species (IUCN red list, 2019) and M. markkui Gogoi & Borah, so far reported only from Arunachal Pradesh, India is being in this paper new additions to the flora of Nagaland.