Banana, Its Cultivation, Distribution and Commercial Uses

1. 1 Forward and PrefaceRead by Larry Wilson 6m
2. 2 I. The Plant.Read by Daria Chrobok 32m
3. 3 II. A Cultivation. General Operations. Preparation of Land. Clearing. Distance. Digging HolesRead by ShrimpPhish 10m
4. 4 III. Planting. Time of Year. Seed-Suckers. Preparation of SuckersRead by ShrimpPhish 3m
5. 5 IV. Irrigation and Drainage.Read by ShrimpPhish 3m
6. 6 V. Cultivation after Planting. Mulching. Earth Mulch. Dry Mulch. Green Mulch. Ploughing.Read by Zoe Martinez 19m
7. 7 VI. Pruning and Treatment of Suckers. Reasons for Pruning. Method. Choosing and Timing. Pruning Leaves.Read by Vickii 16m
8. 8 VII. Harvesting and Replanting.Read by ShrimpPhish 8m
9. 9 VIII. Bananas as Nurse-Plants and as a Catch-Crop.Read by Stacey Malcolm 4m
10. 10 IX. Financial Considerations and Prospects for Beginners. Cost of Cultivation and Receipts. Prospects for those starting Cultivation.Read by ShrimpPhish 8m
11. 11 X. Banana Soils in Jamaica.Read by Vickii 15m
12. 12 XI. Humus. Farmyard Manure. Lime.Read by ShrimpPhish 7m
13. 13 XII. Fertilizers.Read by Vickii 19m
14. 14 XIII. Fungus Diseases.Read by Elizabeth Mason 38m
15. 15 XIV. Insect Pests.Read by ShrimpPhish 16m
16. 16 XV. Bananas as Food.Read by Vickii 40m
17. 17 XVI. Bananas in Medicine.Read by ShrimpPhish 4m
18. 18 XVII. Wine, Whisky, and Alcohol from Bananas.Read by BachTran 29m
19. 19 XVIII. Drying Bananas for Flour and Figs.Read by F1nBr8d 20m
20. 20 XIX. Manila Hemp and other Fibres from Species of Musa.Read by Jessie Percival 12m
21. 21 XX. Development of the Banana TradeRead by ShrimpPhish 26m
22. 22 XXI. Transport by Sea.Read by Jon Hunter 14m
23. 23 XXII. Transport on Land.Read by Jon Hunter 5m
24. 24 XXIII. General Review of the Cultivation of Species of Musa (Banana and Plantain) throughout the Tropics : India and Ceylon.Read by Vickii 19m
25. 25 XXIV. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Malay Archipelago.Read by George Banfield 5m
26. 26 XXV. General Review of Cultivation(continued): Philippine Islands.Read by Nathan Shatzer 8m
27. 27 XXVI. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Australia.Read by ShrimpPhish 8m
28. 28 XXVII. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Polynesia.Read by ShrimpPhish 19m
29. 29 XXVIII. General Review of Cultivation {continued): Africa.Read by ShrimpPhish 30m
30. 30 XXIX. General Review of Cultivation {continued): South America.Read by Kathryn Barbosa 43m
31. 31 XXX. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Central America and United States.Read by ShrimpPhish 20m
32. 32 XXXI. General Review of Cultivation {concluded): West Indies and Bermuda.Read by Vickii 28m
33. 33 XXXII. Horticultural and Botanical Notes. Cultivation of Species of Musa.Read by ShrimpPhish 9m
34. 34 XXXIII. Plants Allied to the Banana.Read by ShrimpPhish 7m
35. 35 XXXIV. Short Description of Species of Musa.Read by ShrimpPhish 53m
36. 36 Appendix: Recipes for Cooked Bananas.Read by ShrimpPhish 5m

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