Banana Yield as Affected by Deficit Irrigation and Pattern of Lateral Layouts

Young, S.; Sammis, T. W.; Wu, I-Pai

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“…In Israel, banana cultivation with very frequent irrigation was seen to be very successful (Lahav and Kalmar, 1981). In Hawaii, drip irrigation doubled the yield as compared to a well-maintained sprinkler system (Young et al, 1985).…”

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Banana Production and Productivity Enhancement through Spatial, Water and Nutrient Management

Mustaffa,

Kumar

2012

J. Hortic. Sci.

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Bananas and plantains globally the fourth important food crop, recorded wide variation in production and productivity in most of the banana growing regions. This is attributed mainly to the variety, type of planting material used, season and method of planting besides management techniques such as water and nutrients. Among all the commercial varieties of banana, owing to comparatively higher yield potential and better marketability both in domestic and export markets the Cavendish group of bananas such as Grand Naine, Williams, Robusta are preferred over other cultivars of banana. Planting sword suckers is beneficial and more ideal conventional planting material than the water suckers, butts and bits of rhizomes. However, the in-vitro banana plants of Dwarf Cavendish and Robusta are superior to conventional suckers due to their vigorous growth, early flowering (19 days) and reduced crop duration by 29 and 22 days, respectively. With reference to plant spacing and planting density which is determined by varieties grown, soil fertility status, prevailing climatic conditions etc. and maintenance of lower density of 625-1000 plants ha-1 recorded low productivity at <30t ha-1, while, high density of 5000 plants ha-1 recorded 120t ha-1. However, time taken for maturity was distinctly longer in higher densities, with 120 and 160 days Bunch grade and fruit quality are, however determined by pre-harvest bunch management practices. Influence of method of irrigation, fertilizer application and the role of nutrient elements, organic farming, INM and use of bunch sleeves on yield and fruit quality in different commercial cultivars under various conditions is discussed.

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Banana Production and Productivity Enhancement through Spatial, Water and Nutrient Management

Mustaffa,

Kumar

2012

J. Hortic. Sci.

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Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Banana

Ravi

Vaganan

2016

Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops

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Transpiration estimation of banana (Musa sp.) plants with the thermal dissipation method

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The banana (Musa sp.) plant is one of the largest monocotyledoneous terrestrial herbaceous plants in the world. The measurement of transpiration (Tr) for a whole banana plant is always difficult to perform due to its size. However, the sap flow (SF) of the plant has been successfully measured by using the thermal dissipation probe (TDP) or 'Granier' method in the corm of the banana plant (Lu et al. J Exp Bot 53:1771-1779, 2002. The present study aimed to validate their method using a sizable number of banana plants in a greenhouse in Israel. The SF data was compared to the gravimetric measurement of transpiration. The lag time of SF behind Tr was also analyzed. Results showed that the daily SF agreed with the daily Tr when the effective radius for sap flow in the corm was taken as 0.63 R, where R is the radius of the corm. The SF lagged 45 min behind the Tr from 0630 to 1040 hours. Whereas the Tr was not statistically (P>0.05) different from the SF between 1330 and 1700 hours. The reduction in water capacity of banana plant due to SF lag was about 10.5% of the daily Tr, and it recovered gradually in the afternoon. Using more plants can reduce the measurement error of the TDP method. The measured daily SF can be considered as an accurate estimation of the daily Tr for banana plant.

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Banana Yield as Affected by Deficit Irrigation and Pattern of Lateral Layouts

Cited by 14 publications

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Banana Production and Productivity Enhancement through Spatial, Water and Nutrient Management

Banana Production and Productivity Enhancement through Spatial, Water and Nutrient Management

Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Banana

Transpiration estimation of banana (Musa sp.) plants with the thermal dissipation method

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