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Evaluation of plantain (Musaxparadisica) varieties under subtropics of north India

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Title Evaluation of plantain (Musaxparadisica) varieties under subtropics of north India
 
Creator Kumar, Ram
Rajan, S
Singh, Achal
 
Subject Bunch weight; Crop cycle; Estimated yield; Plantain
 
Description Ten plantain (Musa x paradisiaca L.) varieties were evaluated at the experimental farm of the Institute, Lucknow to find out the suitable varieties for commercial cultivation. The highest pseudostem girth was recorded in 'Burdi Chinia' followed by 'Bhos','Chinia','Kothia' and 'Bersain'. The pseudostem height was maximum in 'Chinia' and 'Bhos' and minimum in 'Dakhnisagar' and 'No 15. 'Bhos' and 'Gauria' took maximum days (456 days) for a crop cycle and .Dakhnisagar' (375) and .Chinia' (383) minimum days. Bunch weight and estimated yieid/ha were maximum in 'Chakkel', followed by 'Bersain', 'Bhos', 'Chinia', 'Gauria' and 'Kothia'. Minimum bunch weight, estimated yield/ ha and hand weight were recorded in Dakhnisagar. Finger length was maximum (20.9 cm) in 'Beula'. The finger diameter (5.6 mm ) and weight (218.7g) were higher in 'Bhos' than the other varieties. On the basis of bunch weight/plant, estimated yield/ha and short crop cycle, varieties 'Chakkei', 'Chinia', 'Bersain', 'Kothia', respectively, were found suitable for commercial cultivation in subtropics of north India.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Date 2005-07-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9087
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 75, No 7 (2005)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9087/3843
 
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