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Old 07-03-2012, 06:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hi..........

I would like to know about Leaf Management..........of the Banana tree........

When to cut off few leaves..................???

How many leaves per tree............???

Is there a link in the Banana procuction............and the Leaves.........???

Or...........never cut off green leaves...........just the dry ones..........???
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Old 07-03-2012, 08:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I would like to know about Leaf Management..........of the Banana tree........

When to cut off few leaves..................???

How many leaves per tree............???

Is there a link in the Banana procuction............and the Leaves.........???

Or...........never cut off green leaves...........just the dry ones..........???
Cut off leaves when they turn yellow. You should be shooting for a minimum of 10 functional leaves at flowering. Number of leaves at flowering is positively correlated with yield. If you are managing the bunches for quality I would remove green leaves that will touch the bunch. If not just leave it alone.
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Thank you...........I didn´t know how to manage the leaves................
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Like the previous post, I will cut the leaf when the petiole turns yellow (if I can reach it). If I cut it earlier, it 'bleeds' for a while; by the time it is already turning yellow, most of the sap flow has been stopped. I don't know if this makes a difference, but my thinking is that loss of the 'juice' is wasted substance that the plant may still be using.
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I used dry Banana leaves when I breed Betta.............is a Thai medicine for Fishes..................

For sure there is medicine on it...........
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Cut off leaves when they turn yellow. You should be shooting for a minimum of 10 functional leaves at flowering. Number of leaves at flowering is positively correlated with yield. If you are managing the bunches for quality I would remove green leaves that will touch the bunch. If not just leave it alone.
Just to expand on what the poster asked, how many leaves at one time is it normal and ideal for a banana plant to have?
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Just to expand on what the poster asked, how many leaves at one time is it normal and ideal for a banana plant to have?

I suspect that it is variety dependent, but probably 14-15.
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It is real simple: don't remove anything that is green, period.
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OK........TNX for the replies...........

Now I would like to know how to manage the trunk left after the harvest.........

I mean...........I have to left the base of this trunk............or I can remove it totally...............

Just below the earth surface.....................including cover the trunk space with earth.................

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After harvest it is common commercial practice to cut the pstem at 5 or 6 feet.

Leaving the 6 foot trunk is supposed to contribute nutrients to the overall mat as well as the pups still connected to the corm mass. When the old trunk shrivels up and collapses I cut it out.

Never dig at the corm below the surface. It's still very much alive and will generate many pups.
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Ok........

I just start with Bananas.........

I have only two species..........the Dwarf..........and a tallest one...........called here "Prata"............that I don´t know the English name.........

And I´m waiting the arrival of a Thousand Finger..............

So..........I´m asking many questions.............because I´don´t want to damage the Thousand Finger...........

I have no experience.............specially about the Physical Management..........including Leaves..........Trunks...............and Pups.........

TNX........for the help.............
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Watching this Video...............I think that the leaves remains untouchable............including the dry ones...............




But It´s a very tall variety.................the Light flows between the trees.......
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Watching this Video...............I think that the leaves remains untouchable............including the dry ones...............




But It´s a very tall variety.................the Light flows between the trees.......



Great Video however; the guy talks with a strong accent and I couldn't understand half of what he said:}
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This is another Video that I like...............



This one I found about Leaf management................

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I was searching in the Youtube today...............about the Banana tree Stump management................and I found this Video.............

At least for me.............it is totally new...............
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Searching about cutting leaves............I found this article.............

Its an experiment.............and the final conclusion is that the ideal number of leaves is 12..................

Reducing the Photosynthetic Area one can affect the yield..............bunch formation.............etc.............


http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbf/v31n3/a19v31n3.pdf
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Searching about cutting leaves............I found this article.............

Its an experiment.............and the final conclusion is that the ideal number of leaves is 12..................

Reducing the Photosynthetic Area one can affect the yield..............bunch formation.............etc.............


http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbf/v31n3/a19v31n3.pdf
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And one day the Brazilian cyberpolice may show up at your place to disable the period key on all your keyboards. lolol

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