User:Tve/Organic Growing

From Bananas Wiki

Resources

• Organic environmentally friendly banana production collection of articles published in '98 in Spanish, interesting article about organic fertilization p. 82
• Production and commercialization of organic bananas in Alto Beni : handbook for producers (Spanish) Long section about vermicompost, recommends application of "at least 1KB very 3 months per plant" (p.22)
• Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
• Guía práctica para el manejo de banano orgánico en el valle del Chira
• Growth, Yield, and Quality Parameters of Banana Cultivar Grand Naine has effects of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and potassium solubilizing bacteria as supplements, but relies on 80% conventional fertilizer
• Effects of organic and checmical fertilizers on yield and total soluble solids (TSS) in a Banana Cavendish group (AAA) compares using urea, NPK, compost and manure.

General resources (not organic growing specific)

• Banana Growing in the Florida Landscape
• Importance of Potassium in Banana
• Banana Ripening - Principles and Practice Hawaii focus
• Potassium Deficiency Symptoms also has pages about other symptoms and diseases
• Management of Root Knot Nematode Affecting Banana Crop by Using Organic Amendment And Biological Products
• Antifungal effects of organic amendments against Fusarium wilt pathogen in banana