Tissue culture Banana Farming Manual
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sell detailed Banana Farming e- Manual. Bananas are the third most important
starch staple in Kenya today after maize and potatoes. Nearly every homestead
has at least a number of banana plants.
- Advantages of growing tissue culture Bananas
- Tissue culture banana varieties and their yields
- Calculation of Capital investment & Returns
- Sources of planting material
- How to plant tissue culture bananas
- Field management for maximum yield
- Pests and their Control
- Diseases and their control
- Banana macro-propagation technology
- Post harvest Handling
- Banana Value addition
- Making banana chips
- Making Banana Jam
- Records keeping and accounts
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Fill the hole with the mixture up to 75cm.Plant the seedling
30cm deep into the mixture and firm up the soil. Recommended planting spacing
is 3M× 3M for short varieties, 3M 4M for medium varieties and 4M× 4M for tall varieties.
For irrigated crop apply 40 litres of water at planting time, then 20 litres 3
times weekly. Apply dry grass mulches for moisture retention and to increase
soil organic matter. Ensure a clear space of 15cm from the base of the plant as
a precaution against the bananas weevil. Inter-cropping with leguminous crops
such as beans can be done. Sucker management is done by thinning to produce
large bunches and increase yields. Thinning is done to leave one bearing stem,
one half grown stem and one emerging sword sucker. Vigorously growing sword sucker
facing the eastern side should be selected at any one given time. Destroy unwanted
suckers using a knife.
Stems bearing heavy bunches of bananas should be
supported to avoid breakages and this practice is referred to as staking. De-leafing
should be done to remove old diseased leaves from the plant for good growth. The
first harvest starts 15-18 months after planting. When the fruit is fully
developed it is light green in colour and shiny in appearance. Harvest bunches
with care to avoid bruising. For temporary storage keep bunches in a cool
storage. When transporting to local markets wrap the bundles in grass or bananas
leaves to avoid bruising. De-handing, de-clustering, washing using
disinfectant, packaging and branding may be required for export market. Yields
of 20-40 tons per year may be attained depending on management. The major pests
include bananas weevil, thrips and nematodes. The major diseases in growing of
bananas include panama disease and cigar end rot. Control pests and diseases of
the plant using suitable measures.