Through GC/MS analysis of the volatile constituents of the rhizome (Figure 1), 18 components were identified, among which fatty acids and their esters predominated with caprylic (1.72%), capric (14.50%), lauric (15.42%), tridecanoic (0.21%), palmitic (1.13%), methyl myristate (0.17%) and myristic (56%) acids.
A culm is an erect Bamboo stem with branches, twigs, and foliage, while clump is an aggregate of a few to many culms that is developed from the rhizome. Its culm height attained up to 102 cm, while the RCD thickened around 0.5 mm.
The damage it causes is distinctive, and it can be detected directly by observation of the galleries in the rhizome of the plant (which debilitates banana plants) (ARLEU; SILVEIRA-NETO, 1984; DASSOU et al., 2015), or indirectly, since its presence leads to fungal infections that can compromise plant development (for example, Panama disease) (PEREIRA et al., 2005).