AEBI 421 Lecture 5: Notes - Lecture 5 - Fruits , vegetables and flower
27 Jan 2016
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Banana: acuminata (contributes a" genome, balbisiana (contributes b" genome) B" genome confers hardiness, drought resistance & higher fruit starch content. Leaf bases are cylindrical and closely packed to form the pseudostem ( trunk") True stem (corm) is below ground during vegetative growth. Parthenocarpic fruit (berry) development in cultivars - no seeds produced: fruit bunch (sometimes called a stem, cluster of fruits at each node (called a hand, individual fruits (a berry) called fingers. Plant of the humid lowland tropics: opt temp 27 c (average) Soils with good drainage: plant can not tolerate waterlogging. Monocrop in large farms: after planting: about 350 days for maturity, 250 days to shoot + 100 days (mature bunch) Intercropping in small farms: delays time to maturity of banana, important as food crop and cash crop. Temporary intercropping: banana as nurse crop (for cocoa, coffee etc. , short crops with banana at first planting.
