Mapilak Banana (NSIC Bn 01): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Mapilak is a registered banana variety, also sold or known as NSIC Bn 01. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2017 as NSIC 2017 Bn 01. Institute of Plant Breeding bred it. Its record notes a yield of 12.96 kg.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Bn 01, this is the same banana. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our banana variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: banana farming in the Philippines.
- Yield: a recorded yield of 12.96 kg.
- Plant height: about 3 meters.
Key facts about Mapilak banana
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2017 Bn 01 |
| Year approved | 2017 |
| Breeder or owner | Institute of Plant Breeding |
| Also known as | NSIC Bn 01 |
| Yield noted | 12.96 kg |
| Plant height | 3 m |
| Fruit weight (g) | 115.35 |
| Fruit length (cm) | 14.32 |
| Fruit width (cm) | 3.53 |
| Fruit shape | Slightly curve to straight |
| Skin color | Yellow to Orange |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 2.09 |
| Flesh color | Yellow Orange |
| Flesh texture | Firm |
| Flesh flavor | Sweet |
| Yield, per the seller | about 13 kg per bunch |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. Its record notes a yield of 12.96 kg. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit banana fields most often: anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana bunchy top, Banana weevil, black sigatoka. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Mapilak weighs about 115.35 grams, and its shape is slightly curve to straight. The flesh is yellow orange and firm.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: About 13 kg per bunch.
- Fruit: Fingers about 14 cm, 115 g, yellow to orange skin, yellow orange firm sweet flesh.
- Uses: Table (dessert).
- Resistant to banana bunchy top virus and its aphid vector.
- Early shooting.
- Short plant, about 3 m.
Why farmers know it: IPB's dessert banana bred to resist bunchy top, the first banana with an NSIC number. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Mapilak banana
Lakatan and latundan sell fresh, saba goes to cooking and banana cue, and Cavendish goes to export. Fusarium wilt and bunchy top end many farms, so plant clean tissue cultured plantlets, and a tolerant selection where wilt is known. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for banana.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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These are the closest matches among the banana varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
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