banana varieties Tag

04 Apr

Posted at 09:24h in Crop Cultivation

भारत में केले की उत्‍पादन तकनीक  Banana is one of the most important fruit crops grown in India. In respect of area it ranks second and first in production only after mango in this country. India leads the world in banana production with an annual output of about 16.820 mt. In India, bananas are so predominant and popular among people that poor and rich alike like the fruit.  Considering the year round availability of fruits, unlike the seasonal availability of other tree fruits, it has become an inevitable necessity in any household in India, for all functions. The banana cultivation in India is most popular agricultural parctice. Origin and Distribution The edible banana...

01 Oct

Posted at 10:07h in Crop Varietes

केले  की कि‍स्‍में / प्रजातियॉं The Cavendish is the most common variety of bananas. There are more than 500 varieties of banana plants in the world. Some of the popular varieties of Banana are: Varieties Charactristics Dwarf Cavendish It is a popular commercial cultivar grown extensively for table and processing purpose in the states Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar and West Bengal. It is also popular in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Dwarf Cavendish is becoming a highly successful cultivar. It is highly susceptible to Sigatoka leaf spot disease in humid tropics restricting its commercial cultivation.   Basrai Basrai' is the leading commercial variety of Cavendish group and is a leading commercial variety of Maharashtra. The plant stature is Dwarf making...