Mishra
03-04-2019, 02:30 PM
This is my maiden post on the forum.
I planted grand naine bananas in Northern India, where plantation happens in July when the temperature is around 27C/ 80F. However, as December comes minimum temperature falls to 4C/40F. The spell normally remains for 2 months until the end of January when it starts to warm a little to 10C/33F. This year the spell of cold was a little longer. During the cold spell, the plants generally develop yellow/ brown spots and lower leaves start drying.
Here are some pictures from winters. Plants in backround also show other leaves
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64402&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64402&ppuser=22302)
Here is how the plant after winters, leaves starting to show up in feb
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64401&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64401&ppuser=22302)
Sword like leaves after winters, is that indicative of an issue?:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64400&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64400&ppuser=22302)
In addition, the roots are not always white but older roots are light brownish but firm. Is that also a problem?
I planted grand naine bananas in Northern India, where plantation happens in July when the temperature is around 27C/ 80F. However, as December comes minimum temperature falls to 4C/40F. The spell normally remains for 2 months until the end of January when it starts to warm a little to 10C/33F. This year the spell of cold was a little longer. During the cold spell, the plants generally develop yellow/ brown spots and lower leaves start drying.
Here are some pictures from winters. Plants in backround also show other leaves
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64402&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64402&ppuser=22302)
Here is how the plant after winters, leaves starting to show up in feb
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64401&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64401&ppuser=22302)
Sword like leaves after winters, is that indicative of an issue?:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64400&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64400&ppuser=22302)
In addition, the roots are not always white but older roots are light brownish but firm. Is that also a problem?