Nendran Banana Plant

Quintal Nendran is the most common cultivar in Kerala. Fruits have a distinct neck with thick green skin turning to buff yellow on ripening. Fruits remain starchy upon ripening. Peel of the fruit is thick and leathery. This variety is important for processing. This plant has distinct pink coloration in pseudostem. Pulp of the fruit is fleshy, colored, fairly conspicuous, mild flavored, medium sweet. It is capable of producing 5-6 hands and 10-11 fingers consisting of 50-60 fruits per plant. Matured height of the Quintal Nendran King is 3m.