Daily Current Affairs / World’s longest banana infructescence found in the forests of Andamans:
Category : Science and Tech Published on: May 13 2025
An infructescence of about 4.2 metres has been recorded in a species of wild banana from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, making it the longest infructescence recorded in bananas across the world.
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