Mark, why are you focusing on the data that is of least relevance to you and other hobbyists?
Your backyard is
NOT a commercial farm, and your growing practices are very different.
If you're using any compost or mulch, you can expect even better results.
KEYS
Cycle times - Very Important
Ratoon Bunch Size - Very Important
Plant Crop - Not Very Important, only happens once
Eventually you'll start growing the Embrapa line, which is much better suited for the hobby trade.
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Originally Posted by venturabananas
The fast cycle is definitely a plus, and makes me think that what I bought from Going Bananas is not FHIA-02, or my subtropical climate is very different from the Australian one where this study was done. That one is one of the slowest I have. Even with the fast cycle in this study, the smaller than average bunch made FHIA-02 one of the two least productive (tons/ha/yr) of the FHIA cultivars they tried. (For anyone else is is following this thread -- anyone? -- the other low production one was FHIA-18. FHIA-01 and FHIA-17 were the most productive of the FHIA cultivars in both the Plant Crop and Ratoon cycles. The non-FHIA Williams, the industry standard in Australia was as or more productive that the best FHIA ones.)
The comment about SH-3640 is interesting.
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