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)

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