Resources Tagged: Plantains
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2011-01-01 This PRO-AGRO manual onplantain production illustrates a number of new production techniques. This practical, well-illustrated guide provides a step-by-step description of the main stages of producing plantain from stem fragments (PIF). An ideal resource for farmers and extension workers, it...
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Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable, Stalk, Corm, Root, Bud These are the main group of cultivated bananas. They can be classed into diploid, triploid and tetraploid kinds with variousamounts of the A or B parents. They grow 2-9 m high. They are large non woody herbs with broad long leaves....
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1996-01-01 This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glass house, growing rooms and laboratories....
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Key Resource This book provides and extensive overview of all aspects of these much-neglected crops, ranging from their history, popularization and production to their nutritional value and potential toxcity.
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Access Agriculture Training Video Instead of planting suckers directly, you can grow many new healthy plants from each bulb. Learn how to disinfect the bulbs using a natural solution and place them in moist sawdust in a germination box. From one bulb you can get at least 50 healthy suckers that...
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Key Resource 1987-01-01 Plantain Bananas covers in detail the characteristics and requirements of the crop and how to grow it in a variety of African Zones and farming systems, with relevance to Caribbean and other tropical areas.
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2022-08-26 Overview of the amazing and versatile banana plant, with mention of banana origins, propagation techniques,management strategies, and the many uses of this plant's diverse parts.