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lorax · 07-05-2009, 12:23 PM

Corm division in the manner described above is also what is done on the large plantations here with Gran Nain and Cavendish, to rapidly get new pups after the mother plant has fruited out. I've found that with a mature corm about the size of a football (soccer ball for you Nortamericanos) I can get between 6 and 8 pups with this method, where the plant would normally only throw 2 or 3 if I just let it be.

07-05-2009, 12:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 312,744 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Propagation through corm cutting Corm division in the manner described above is also what is done on the large plantations here with Gran Nain and Cavendish, to rapidly get new pups after the mother plant has fruited out. I've found that with a mature corm about the size of a football (soccer ball for you Nortamericanos) I can get between 6 and 8 pups with this method, where the plant would normally only throw 2 or 3 if I just let it be.