Growth Parameters of Yield of Plantain (Musa cv. AAB) |
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Authors: | SWENNEN, R. DE LANGHE, E. |
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Affiliation: | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria and Catholic University of Louvain, Laboratory of Tropical Crop Husbandry, Kardinael Mercierlaan 92, 3030 Heverlee, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The performance of the crop plant and the ratoonplant (lateral shoot succeeding the harvested main shoot) of65 medium-sized False Horn plantains (Musa cv. AAB) was studiedby measuring vegetative and inflorescence (bunch) parameters.From significant regressions between different parameters itappears that taller pseudostems produce leaves at a faster rate,flower earlier and produce heavier infructescences which needmore time to mature. A high yield is determined by vigorousinitial growth of the planted sucker (lateral root). Beforeflowering, there is no sink competition between ratoon and mainpseudostem growth, and fast-growing main pseudostems are accompaniedby fast-growing ratoons. After flowering, competition occursbetween the fructifying inflorescence, a preferential sink andthe ratoon. The results indicate that plantain should not beconsidered as an annual crop. Growth, development, production parameters, bananas, plantains |
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