A Perspective Review on Understanding Drought Stress Tolerance in Wild Banana Genetic Resources of Northeast India.

The enormous perennial monocotyledonous herb banana ( spp.), which includes dessert and cooking varieties, is found in more than 120 countries and is a member of the order Zingiberales and family Musaceae. The production of bananas requires a certain amount of precipitation throughout the year, and its scarcity reduces productivity in rain-fed banana-growing areas due to drought stress.