English (en) | Change Language

Resources Tagged: Banana

31 items found (Showing 11 - 20) |

  1. Banana, Coconut & Breadfruit

    Key Resource
    1998-06-01 There are more than one hundred major species of fruits in the tropics, which make a very interesting contribution to the appetite as well as to good nutrition. These species vary in ecological requirements, in season of production, in yields, uses and, of course, in many other characteristics....
    Banana Coconut Breadfruit

  2. Maize and Banana Projects, from Research to Roll-Out

    Maize Banana East Africa

  3. Disease Resistant Banana and Cooking Banana Hybrids Developed

    The five hybrids illustrated in this booklet have all been successfully cultivated in at least one country. 8 pages, photos
    Banana Disease resistant ...

  4. Banana - Musa spp. - Growables

    Growables Edible bananas originated in the Indo-Malaysian region reaching to northern Australia. They were known only by hearsay in the Mediterranean region in the 3rd Century B.C., and are believed to have been first carried to Europe in the 10th Century A.D. Early in the 16th Century,...
    Banana Musa

  5. The Potential of Banana Stem as a Planting Media

    Abstract, Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2017 Banana stem water content is 90%. Therefore, it is potential as an alternative for planting media in limited agriculture lands due to their function changes. The aim of the research is to obtain information on cultivation technology and...
    Banana Planting Media Banana Stem

  6. Using Banana Stems to Grow Vegetables

    But one of the most overlooked parts of the plant is its stem that often goes to waste after the culmination of production. While in many parts of India, the tender core of the stem is a part of local cuisines, the utilisation of the banana stem has found little scope in India, which is strange...
    Banana Banana Stem Planting Media

  7. Growing Bananas

    Growing bananas does not take much effort, but it does require that you get a few things right when you first get started. Banana plants can offer many benefits: They make great windbreaks or screens, they can keep the sun of the hot western side of your house, they utilize the water and...
    Banana

  8. Traditional Techniques to Improve Plant Performance

    2005-10-01 An article by Francis Hallé in Nature and Resources, Volume 32, Number 3, 1996, explains several techniques used to “improve, select, propagate or preserve plant growth.” These techniques are called “phytopractices.” Most of them are inexpensive and simple to use but labor-intensive. The...
    Propagation Fruit Tree Crops Cassava Banana

  9. Updates on Management of Outbreaks on Plant Diseases in East Africa - Banana Xanthomonas Wilt BXW

    2017-02-07 Updates on recognition and management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) in East Africa shared. Presenter : Dr. Alliy Saidi Mbwana is a Veteran Principal Agricultural Research Officer who worked with the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries on bananas for over 36 years initially as a...
    Banana Wilt Plant Disease BXW Xanthosoma East Africa

  10. New Disease-Resistant Banana Hybrids Available

    1998-02-19 Dr. Phil Rowe, with the Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research (FHIA), has developed two robust hybrid bananas that are resistant to Black Sigatoka. These new hybrids are also resistant to Panama disease and tolerant of nematodes.
    Plant Breeding Fruit Trees Banana Plant Disease