Transcription of BANANA PRODUCTION
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ARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical CropsBanana PRODUCTION - EnglishBANANAPRODUCTIONBANANAPRODUCTIONI C ompiled by Directorate CommunicationNational Department of AgricultureandW. Willemse, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculturellustrations by L. Herbst, Mjindi Farming (Pty) LtdText revised byARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, NelspruitTel (013) 753-70002008 Printed and published in the Republic of South AfricaISBN 1-86871-021-1 ARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Private Bag X11208, Nelspruit, 1200 Tel (013) 753 7000 Fax (013) 752 3854 CONTENTS Planning PRODUCTION ..1 Preparing the land ..7 Planting ..9 Fertilising ..14 Desuckering ..17 Irrigating ..19 Bagging and removing leaves ..21 Controlling weeds ..23 Pest and disease control ..25 Harvesting ..27 Marketing ..311 Planning productionFARMING = BUSINESSPlan your BANANA PRODUCTION well. Farming withbananas is farming for profit2 CALENDAR/YEAR PLANNER How do you plan?
BANANA PRODUCTION I Compiled by Directorate Communication National Department of Agriculture and W. Willemse, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture llustrations by L. Herbst, Mjindi Farming (Pty) Ltd Text revised by ARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Nelspruit Tel (013) 753-7000
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