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Guide in growing Bananas
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All about bananas. A guide for those who wanted to be successful in the banana industry.
- Added on: Sep 5th, 2008
- Country: Philippines
- Language: English
- Author: Lavern Gueco
- Listed in: Education & Learning eLearning
- Tags: tips photos guide grow banana farmer
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Water Management
- Irrigate with ready source of water (overhead sprinkler, under-tree sprinkler, furrow irrigation, drip or trickle irrigation)- Use calibrated power sprayer for water distribution (if necessary)...
Water Management
banana has high water demand: minimum 100 mm/month, preferably morewater stress: decreased growth rate, reduced bunch size, delayed fruiting, poor fruit quality, reduced greenlife, eventually plant deathwaterlogging: oxygen starvation, die-back of ro...
Ferilization
Method of application- Apply fertilizer by ring method 1st to 6th month – 20 cm away from the plants 7th to 10th month – 40 cm away from the plant- Cover fertilizer with soil after application...
Ferilization
Time of application- Apply the needed fertilizer before irrigating the plants- Apply the organic fertilizer at planting- Follow the fertilization scheduleThis is based on the Package of Technology (POT) for Lakatan (PCARRD, 2007)...
Fertilization
- General Recommendation for Lakatan- Apply 250 kg N, 30 kg P2O5 and 350 K2O per ha per year- This is equivalent to 214 kg Complete fertilizer (14-14-14) 488 kg Urea (46-0-0) 533 kg Muriate of Potash (0-0-60) 3,600 kg of organic fertili...
Ferilization
- amount of nutrients removed by a banana field that produces 30 t/haNitrogen (N) = 50 – 75 kgPotassium (K2O) = 175 – 225 kgPhosporus (P2O5) = 15 – 20 kgMagnesium (MgO) = 25 – 30 kgCalcium (CaO) = 10 – 20 kgFertilizer recommen...
