Better Farming Series 18: Bananas

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Better Farming Series 18 - Bananas (FAO - INADES, 1977, 27 p.)

1. (introduction...)
2. Preface
3. Why bananas are grown
4. Where bananas are grown
5. Description of the banana plant
   • (introduction...)
   • Apparent trunk
   • Underground stem and roots
   • Leaves
   • Flowers
   • Fruit
   • Digging the planting holes
   • Planting the suckers
6. Looking after the plantation
   • (introduction...)
   • Keeping the soil clean
   • Applying fertilizers
   • Pruning
   • Supporting the plant
   • Looking after the fruit
   • Protection against insects and diseases
7. Harvesting and use of bananas
   • Harvesting
   • Output of a plantation
   • Use of bananas
   • Running a commercial banana plantation
8. Suggested question paper