The objective of this research was to evaluate the growth characteristics and the productive potential genotypes of banana tree in Botucatu/SP. It was evaluated growth characteristics such as plant height, pseudostem circumference, number of leaves, number of days between flowering and harvest, measured at the flowering time. It was also measured production characteristics, such as bunch weight, number fruits, average weight of the fruits, productivity, number of hands and weight, number, length and diameter of the 2nd bunch. The experimental design was completely randomized with 11 treatments (genotypes), five replications and two plants per plot. The genotypes that showed the better agronomic performance within each genomic group were 'Grand Naine'(AAA), 'Thap Maeo' (AAB) e 'Fhia 01' (AAAB).
Musa spp; cultivars; production cycle
