This work aimed to evaluate agronomic traits of banana genotypes, in three production cycles. The experimental design was a complete randomized block in split plot arrangement, with five replicates, in Rio Branco, AC, Brazil. The genotypes Preciosa, Japira, Pacovan Ken, Pacovan, PA42-44, Prata-anã, ST12-31, FHIA 02, Nanicão, Grande Naine, Calipso, Ambrosia, and Bucaneiro were evaluated regarding the characters: plant height; pseudostem diameter; number of green leaves at flowering and at harvesting; bunch development period from flowering to harvesting; number of hands per bunch; mean fruit weight; bunch weight; and yield. The cultivars Preciosa and Pacovan Ken were the tallest ones; and the hybrids PA42-44 and FHIA 02, and the cultivars Prata-anã, Nanicão and Grande Naine were the shortest ones. The cultivars Nanicão, Ambrosia, Bucaneiro, Pacovan, Prata-anã and Grande Naine and the hybrid ST12-31 had the smallest numbers of green leaves at harvesting. The cultivar Preciosa and the hybrid FHIA 02 were the most productive. The hybrids PA42-44 and FHIA 02 show promising agronomic traits and can be incorporated to the productive system, as well as the Pacovan hybrids, already adapted and recommended for cultivation in Acre State.
Musa spp.; agronomic characters; tetraploids; triploids
