Is the banana plant a rhizome?

Question

I'm in highschool and we are doing vegetative reproduction in plants. The text book and my textbook guided teacher says that banana is a corm. i distinctly remember reading in my textbook 2 grades ago that banana is a rhizome. Can someone plz clarify this?

Answer 1

The base of a banana plant is a rhizome (known as a corm). Corms are perennial, with a productive lifespan of 15 years or more.

So you see that the corms are a special type of rhizome. So what you have read in the past & what you are reading now are not contradictory.

The main or upright growth of a banana plant is called a pseudostem, which, when mature, will obtain a height of 2–8 m (varies between different cultivars), with leaves of up to 3.5 m in length. Each pseudostem produces a single bunch of bananas, before dying and being replaced by a new pseudostem.

Since they do not produce seeds, bananas are vegetatively propagated by means of 'suckers' which develop from buds on the underground rhizome. Each ****** is genetically identical to its parent plant. This means that each banana cultivar consists of a group of genetically identical plants (a clone). Variation between clones results from mutations in the vegetative cells of the plant. In all there are some 300 cultivars of Musa, all differing slightly in various characteristics such as height, disease resistance or colour and type of pulp.

To Wai I:- I searched about it & found that chupon is a kind of tree. I am not too sure but I think you should not confuse yourself with a special type of stem & a tree having it. Many other plants may posses the same characteristic.You may try this link :


http://www.windsorplywood.com/tropical_woods/chupon.html

Answer 2

Bananas are fast-growing herbaceous perennials arising from underground rhizomes. The fleshy stalks or pseudostems formed by upright concentric layers of leaf sheaths constitute the functional trunks. The true stem begins as an underground corm which grows upwards, pushing its way out through the center of the stalk 10-15 months after planting, eventually producing the terminal inflorescence which will later bear the fruit. Each stalk produces one huge flower cluster and then dies. New stalks then grow from the rhizome.

Answer 3

A rhizome is, in botany, a usually underground, horizontal stem of a plant that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes.

A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat

See there is no much difference.

The base of the plantain or banana, is a rhizome (known as a corm)

Answer 4

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CULTURE Location: Bananas require as much warmth as can be given them. Additional warmth can be given by planting next to a building. Planting next to cement or asphalt walks or driveways also helps. Wind protection is advisable, not for leaf protection as much as for protection of the plant after the banana stalk has appeared. During these last few months propping should be done to keep the plant from tipping or being blown over. Soil: Bananas will grow in most soils, but to thrive, they should be planted in a rich, well-drained soil. The best possible location would be above an abandoned compost heap. They prefer an acid soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. The banana is not tolerant of salty soils. Irrigation: The large leaves of bananas use a great deal of water. Regular deep watering is an absolute necessity during warm weather. Do not let plants dry out, but do not overwater. Standing water, especially in cool weather, will cause root rot. Plants grown in dry summer areas such as Southern California need periodic deep waterings to help leach the soil of salts. Spread a thick layer of mulch on the soil to help conserve moisture and protect the shallow roots. Container grown plants should be closely watched to see that they do not dry out. An occasional deep watering to leach the soil is also helpful. Fertilization: Their rapid growth rate make bananas heavy feeders. During warm weather, apply a balanced fertilizer once a month--a 8:10:8 NPK fertilizer appears to be adequate. A mature plant may require as much as 1-1/2 to 2 pounds of the above fertilizer each month. Young plants need a quarter to a third as much. Spread the fertilizer evenly around the plant in a circle extending 4 - 8 feet from the trunk. Do not allow the fertilizer to come in contact with the trunk. Feed container container plants on the same monthly schedule using about half the rate for outside plants. Frost Protection: Bananas flourish best under uniformly warm conditions but can survive 28° F for short periods. If the temperature does not fall below 22° F and the cold period is short, the underground rhizome will usually survive. To keep the plants that are above ground producing, protection against low temperatures is very important. Wrap trunk or cover with blanket if the plants are small and low temperatures are predicted. Pruning Only one primary stem of each rhizome should be allowed to fruit. All excess shoots should be removed as soon as they are noticed. This helps channel all of of the plant's energy into fruit production. Once the main stalk is 6 - 8 months old, permit one ****** to develop as a replacement stalk for the following season. When the fruit is harvested, cut the fruiting stalk back to 30 inches above the ground. Remove the stub several weeks later. The stalk can be cut into small pieces and used as mulch.

Answer 5

What Is Rhizome

Answer 6

No, banana is not a rhizome

Answer 7

As both are underground stems, I don't see what the big deal is. I think, however, it is a rhizome.

Answer 8

No Banana plant is not a rhizome.But Banana plant reproduces by vegetative propagation.Its stem is called pseudo-stem.

Answer 9

What about calling the pseudostem a chupon ??

I don't know how correct that is ,, and what do you think ,, The King of Darkness ??

Answer 10

i don't think banana is a rhizome.sorry i'm not sure.but it's not a corm.example for corm is yam.