The Banana, Its Cultivation, Distribution and Commercial Uses


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Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of the world began its journey in agriculture and came to establish itself in the hearts and kitchens everywhere. In 1913, William Fawcett had been involved for thirty years in the development of the banana as a crop in Jamaica when he wrote this treatise on all aspects of the banana and its cultivation. - Summary by A. Gramour (10 hr 25 min)

Chapitres

Forward and Preface 6:31 Lu par Larry Wilson
I. The Plant. 32:02 Lu par Daria Chrobok
II. A Cultivation. General Operations. Preparation of Land. Clearing. Distance.… 10:51 Lu par ShrimpPhish
III. Planting. Time of Year. Seed-Suckers. Preparation of Suckers 3:59 Lu par ShrimpPhish
IV. Irrigation and Drainage. 3:24 Lu par ShrimpPhish
V. Cultivation after Planting. Mulching. Earth Mulch. Dry Mulch. Green Mulch. P… 19:35 Lu par Zoe Martinez
VI. Pruning and Treatment of Suckers. Reasons for Pruning. Method. Choosing and… 16:25 Lu par Vickii
VII. Harvesting and Replanting. 8:27 Lu par ShrimpPhish
VIII. Bananas as Nurse-Plants and as a Catch-Crop. 4:25 Lu par Stacey Malcolm
IX. Financial Considerations and Prospects for Beginners. Cost of Cultivation a… 8:04 Lu par ShrimpPhish
X. Banana Soils in Jamaica. 15:15 Lu par Vickii
XI. Humus. Farmyard Manure. Lime. 7:04 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XII. Fertilizers. 19:33 Lu par Vickii
XIII. Fungus Diseases. 38:31 Lu par Elizabeth Mason
XIV. Insect Pests. 16:07 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XV. Bananas as Food. 40:15 Lu par Vickii
XVI. Bananas in Medicine. 4:11 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XVII. Wine, Whisky, and Alcohol from Bananas. 29:10 Lu par BachTran
XVIII. Drying Bananas for Flour and Figs. 20:48 Lu par F1nBr8d
XIX. Manila Hemp and other Fibres from Species of Musa. 12:14 Lu par Jessie Percival
XX. Development of the Banana Trade 26:47 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXI. Transport by Sea. 14:21 Lu par Jon Hunter
XXII. Transport on Land. 5:14 Lu par Jon Hunter
XXIII. General Review of the Cultivation of Species of Musa (Banana and Plantai… 19:46 Lu par Vickii
XXIV. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Malay Archipelago. 5:59 Lu par George Banfield
XXV. General Review of Cultivation(continued): Philippine Islands. 8:46 Lu par Nathan Shatzer
XXVI. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Australia. 8:56 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXVII. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Polynesia. 19:30 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXVIII. General Review of Cultivation {continued): Africa. 30:26 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXIX. General Review of Cultivation {continued): South America. 43:46 Lu par Kathryn Barbosa
XXX. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Central America and United Stat… 20:46 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXXI. General Review of Cultivation {concluded): West Indies and Bermuda. 28:28 Lu par Vickii
XXXII. Horticultural and Botanical Notes. Cultivation of Species of Musa. 9:50 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXXIII. Plants Allied to the Banana. 7:24 Lu par ShrimpPhish
XXXIV. Short Description of Species of Musa. 53:31 Lu par ShrimpPhish
Appendix: Recipes for Cooked Bananas. 5:29 Lu par ShrimpPhish