Banana Cultivation

technologies

Rincy K Abraham
Subject matter Specialist(Horticulture)
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pathanamthitta
1000
Types
 Earliest crop cultivated by
man
- advantages
• Steady market price • 700tonnes Nendran exported
• High nutritive value to Middle East
• All parts have uses • India No 1 in Production
• Adapts well for rain fed • Maharashtra
and irrigated farming 74,000ha-25,29,300T
• Suitable for various KERALA
cropping systems 67,500ha-5,22,800 T
multiple cropping, inter
TAMILNADU
cropping, relay
cropping, companion 67,000ha- 19,20,000 T
cropping etc
 Nutrient composition of
banana
constituents availability
Moisture(%) 70-75
Carbohydrate(%) 22-27
Crude fibre(%) 0.5-0.8
Protein(%) 0.8-1.2
Fat(%) 0.2-0.3
Ash(%) 0.7-0.9
Potassium(mg100g) 200-400
Nutrient composition of banana
Cont …
Phosphorus(mg\100g) 15-30
Calcium (mg\100g) 20-160
Iron(mg\100g) 0.6-0.8
Beta-carotene(mg\100g) 0.02-0.025
Thiamin(mg\100g) 0.02-0.05
thiamin(mg\100g) 0.02-0.05
Riboflavin(mg\100g) 0.01-0.5
Niacin(mg\100g) 0.7-0.78
Ascorbic acid(mg\100g) 10-12

ENERGY(Calories\100g) 90-105
 Planting Time
• Irrigated : September to November
• Rain fed : April to May
• Pit size 50 x 50 x 50 cm
• Cut end of rhizome pointing in
same direction (opposite to the
direction of passing of the sun)
 Selection Of Planting
Material

Water Sucker

Sword Sucker

Tissue Culture Plants

 Storage of Suckers

Storing Position Store House

 Planting Distance
Nendran 2X2 2500/ha(1000/ac)
Poovan 2.1 X 2.1 2310/ha (924/ac)
Palayamkodan
Monthan
Red banana 2.1 X 2.1 2310/ha (924/ac)
Robusta, 2.4 X 1.8 1600/ha (640/ac)
Dwarf Cavandish
Nendran HDP 2 X 3 (2 plants 3330/ha (1332/ac)
(Double) per pit)
Nendran HDP 3.6 X 1.8 (3 4630/ha (1653/ac)
(Triple) plants per pit)
Planting Operations in High Density
planting
 Fertilizer Application
From one acre Nendran Banana takes

190 kg Nitrogen = 413 Kg Urea

115 kg Phosphorous = 640 kg Rajphos
300 kg Potash = 500 kg MOP

Apply the fertilizers in splits

to minimize loss and increase
efficiency
 Fertilizer application
Nendran Sucker Plantation
Time of application Ureagm Rajphosgm Potashgm
At pitting (1week before 350-500 gm lime/pit
planting)
Time of planting F Y M-10kg+1kg neem Cake/ pit
1st month after planting 90g/pit 360g/pit 100g/pit
2nd month after planting 65 280 100
3rd month after planting 65 _ 100
4th month after planting 65 _ 100
5th month after planting 65 100
After bunch emergence 65
 Fertilizer application
TC Nendran
• Organic manure-15kg-20kg during pit taking
Time of application urea Rajphos potash
At piting(1week before 250-500gm lime/pit
planting)
1st month after planting 130 360 160
2nd month 130 280 160
3rd moth 130 - 160
4th month 130 - 160
5th month 130 - 160
After bunch emergence 130 - 210
 Fertilizer Application : Red
Banana
Time Urea Rajphos Potash
At piting(1week before 1Kg lime/pit
planting)

At planting time FYM 10-20 kg+ 1kg neem cake/pit

1st month 90g/plant 270g/plant 170g/plant

2nd month 90 270 170
4th month 90 170
5th month 90 170
After bunch emergence 90 100
 Fertilizer application for other
varieties
(Palayamkodan , Njalipoovan,etc.)
Time Urea Rajphos Potash
(gm/pit) (gm/pit) (gm/pit)
2nd moth 175-220 450-550 270-330
4th month 175-220 450-550 270-330
 Organic Fertilizer
Boosters
• Fresh Cow Dung - 3 kg
• Ground Nut Cake - 1 kg
• Water - 10 L

Ferment for 10 days , decant the

coffee colored supernatant liquid,
dilute with equal quantity of water
and apply
 In HDP double –
apply 25% extra over
normal dose
In HDP triple –apply
75% extra over
Normal dose
Potassium sulphate 30g\litre water 2weeks
and 4 weeks after complete bunch
emergence for bunch weight and colour
development
 Irrigation
• Requirement: 40 l/day once in two days
• Basin mulching
• HDP –Apply the same quantity
 De-suckering and propping
Apply 2 drops of Kerosene after making a “
V” notch in on the suckers
 Boron Deficiency

Apply Borax 50 gm /plant .

OR

spray 1gm boric powder+3gm urea + 5

ml soap solution / litre of water
 Bunchy top in banana
Causal Organism – BBT virus

Use Disease free planting material, control Aphids and destroy

diseased plants
Bunchy top in banana

Apply 25 gm Carbofuran /pit

Kokkan disease/ Banana
Bract mosaic Virus

Use Disease free planting material, control Aphids and destroy

diseased plants
 Sigatoka leaf spot
Control:
• Bavistin -2g/l or Tilt-1ml/l or Contaf 0.5ml/l
 PESTS OF BANANA
Pseudo stem weevil
• Nendran, Red banana more susceptible
• Carbaryl 4 gm /chlorpyriphos 3 ml/litre
+ sandovit 1 ml- drench leaf axils
,rhizome and surrounding soil –
monthly intervals from 3rd month
onwards- 3 times
• Sanitation- remove dry outer sheaths
of all plants and spray rec. insecticides
• Neem seed kernel powder 50
gm/banana
• Traps-1 trap/2 cents
Banana pseudo stem weevil
Rhizome weevil
 PESTS OF BANANA

Rhizome Weevil
• Adopt strict field sanitation
• Remove suckers immediately after harvest
• Remove roots & outer layer of rhizome before
planting, dip in slurry of cow dung + ash and
dry in shade for 3-4 days.
• Sevin 4 gm/litre- 30 minutes
• Traps for adult weevils- Pseudostem -½ m
length
• Pheromone traps- cosmolure – 4/ha
• Remove infested rhizomes- deep plough the
land
Spindle leaf miner
 Nematodes

• Burrowing nematode, root

knot nematode, root lesion &
cyst nematode
• Apply neem cake @ 1kg/plant
& carbofuran (Furadan)
25g /plant at the time of
planting
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