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Originally Posted by jpitt916
Thanks, my only concern is that I felt 3 ribs on top, then there's the two bottom ribs that you can see in the picture, for a total of 5 ribs.
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I think you are counting the humps between the ribs. These are caused by the fattening of the finger. ... Look at this reference and the cut section of the finger. The ribs are sharp pointed and the peel is thicker; while the humps looks like a rib but are smoother ... ref:
https://www.crop-diversity.org/mgis/...ion/01USA10873
The rib best show when the Brac first opens.
Gabe above is an expert and does Banana research every day. So I don't doubt his determination.
Oh ... if you are interested, the wide spacing of the hands is because of lack of fertilizer (nitrogen & potassium). Double or triple the amount you are applying to get a much tighter bunch on the next year's bunch. This is my bunch from last year.
http://caironet.com/banana/bunch1-10262017.2Ejpg