Banana, Its Cultivation, Distribution and Commercial Uses
William Fawcett
36 chapters · 10 h 26 min · English
Read by Larry Wilson, Daria Chrobok, ShrimpPhish, Zoe Martinez, Vickii, Stacey Malcolm and others
Nature · Life Sciences
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Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of the world began its journey in agriculture and came to establish itself in the hearts and kitchens everywhere. In 1913, William Fawcett had been involved for thirty years in the development of the banana as a crop in Jamaica when he wrote this treatise on all aspects of the banana and its cultivation. - Summary by A. Gramour
Chapters
1 Forward and Preface 7 min 2 I. The Plant 32 min 3 II. A Cultivation. General Operations. Preparation of Land. Clearing. Distance. Digging Holes 11 min 4 III. Planting. Time of Year. Seed-Suckers. Preparation of Suckers 4 min 5 IV. Irrigation and Drainage 3 min 6 V. Cultivation after Planting. Mulching. Earth Mulch. Dry Mulch. Green Mulch. Ploughing 20 min 7 VI. Pruning and Treatment of Suckers. Reasons for Pruning. Method. Choosing and Timing. Pruning Leaves 16 min 8 VII. Harvesting and Replanting 8 min 9 VIII. Bananas as Nurse-Plants and as a Catch-Crop 4 min 10 IX. Financial Considerations and Prospects for Beginners. Cost of Cultivation and Receipts. Prospects for those starting Cultivation 8 min 11 X. Banana Soils in Jamaica 15 min 12 XI. Humus. Farmyard Manure. Lime 7 min 13 XII. Fertilizers 20 min 14 XIII. Fungus Diseases 39 min 15 XIV. Insect Pests 16 min 16 XV. Bananas as Food 40 min 17 XVI. Bananas in Medicine 4 min 18 XVII. Wine, Whisky, and Alcohol from Bananas 29 min 19 XVIII. Drying Bananas for Flour and Figs 21 min 20 XIX. Manila Hemp and other Fibres from Species of Musa 12 min 21 XX. Development of the Banana Trade 27 min 22 XXI. Transport by Sea 14 min 23 XXII. Transport on Land 5 min 24 XXIII. General Review of the Cultivation of Species of Musa (Banana and Plantain) throughout the Tropics : India and Ceylon 20 min 25 XXIV. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Malay Archipelago 6 min 26 XXV. General Review of Cultivation(continued): Philippine Islands 9 min 27 XXVI. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Australia 9 min 28 XXVII. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Polynesia 20 min 29 XXVIII. General Review of Cultivation {continued): Africa 30 min 30 XXIX. General Review of Cultivation {continued): South America 44 min 31 XXX. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Central America and United States 21 min 32 XXXI. General Review of Cultivation {concluded): West Indies and Bermuda 28 min 33 XXXII. Horticultural and Botanical Notes. Cultivation of Species of Musa 10 min 34 XXXIII. Plants Allied to the Banana 7 min 35 XXXIV. Short Description of Species of Musa 54 min 36 Appendix: Recipes for Cooked Bananas 5 min
