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Soil and water conservation BBW is spread by; infected banana planting materials,
Construct soil and water trenches if a plantation is
on a steep slope
infected cutting tools and insects and browsing animals.
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Farm
Dig trenches 60cm wide and 60cm depth
There are two types of trenches; Fanja Thu and
Fanya Chini.

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Fertilizer application
Both inorganic and organic fertilizers can be used
Inorganic fertilizers include MOP, CAN, Urea
Organic fertilizers include,
Crop residues (bean hulls and stalks)
Other plant residues (chopped swamp and elephant
grass) CLIMATE SMART FARMING
Animal waste (kraal, chicken and piggery manure)
Compost
Coffee husks etc. BANANA PRODUCTION &
Pest and disease management
Banana weevils and nematodes are the most
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
destructive pests of bananas in Uganda
Common diseases include; Fusarium wilt, Banana
streak virus (BVS) and Banana bacterial wilt 7th /SEPT/2019
disease (BBW)
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Banana bacterial wilt BBW is controlled by; decapitation of male flower buds after MASAKA
First symptoms are a dull green colour of the lamina flowering using a forked stick, disinfecting the farm tools
which gradually it assumes a scalded appearance
and wilting back on its midrib
after use, destruction of infected banana plant by uprooting
and chopping it into small pieces and heaping the pieces in
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Cross sections of diseased petioles or pseudostems one place and leave to decay and stopping management
reveal yellowish colouration

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activities like weeding and de-leafing for about three months,
There is uneven and premature ripening of the fruit restricting movement of banana plant material from infected
and when fruit are cut, the sections show unique areas to other areas' (Community quarantine)
yellowish blotches in the flesh fingers and dark
brown placental scars. Harvesting and post harvest handling
Drying of the male inflorescence Time taken from flowering to harvest varies with
cultivars, climatic conditions and management
practices. Generally bunches take 3-5 months to
mature.
Hybrids and exotic bananas take slightly longer
than local cultivars
More care should be taken when harvesting to avoid
damaging and bruising the bunch. It is particularly
important with Bogoya and Ndizi types since they
cannot be cannot be eaten when they are badly
bruised.

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WHY GROW BANANAS? Two ploughings are sufficient to provide a
good seed bed
Bananas are the most important food crop in central region Field marking (3m x 3m / 10ft x 10ft)
of Uganda and second most important cash crop. It is high Plant hole size is 90 cm long, 90cm wide and
yielding staple food (up to 60 tons/ha/yr). Bananas are 60 depth (90x90x60cm).
perennial crops that provide food and family income Large and deep planting holes ensure that the
throughout the year. It is rich in nutrients e.g. carbohydrates, roots of future plants exploit the greater
fats, proteins, Calcium, Fe, Vitamin A & C. volume of soil and also plants withstand
toppling by wind and there is a large area for
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water storage.
Bananas require a deep, well-drained loam soil with
Separate top black soil from the red soil
high humus content, often of volcanic or alluvial
origin. Very acidic soils are not suitable. B. Planting
Planting should be done at the beginning of
Type of bananas and their respective cultIvars the rainy season.
Cooking Banana e.g. Kibuzi, Mpologoma, Top black soil should be mixed with 2 basins
Kisansa, Nakitembe e.t.c of organic manure before returning it in the ASIC 4
Beer Banana e.g. Kisubi, Kayinja, Mbldde hole.
Roasting Banana e.g. Gonja
A well managed banana plantation
Leave a space of about 4 inches unfilled for
Dessert Banana e.g. Apple Banana, Bogoya HIA 17 water collection and percolation into the soil
Sourcing and selection of planting materials If corm is used, it should be completely
The planting material must come from a Herbicide use but make sure the herbicides
buried.
healthy, disease and pest free plantation does to reach the banana plant
Plantation management activities include;
Planting material (in-vitro plants) may be Mulching, mulching reduces the weeds of in a
Timely and proper weed control
obtained from Tissue Culture plantation by chocking the established weeds
Proper mulching
Laboratories and denying light to those that require it for
Manuring/fertilizer application
Planting materials include; Sword suckers germination .Can use banana plant residues,
De-suckering and follower sucker selection
(30-100cm with narrow leaves)Corms/Maiden grasses and annual crop residue. Leave at
Soil erosion control / water harvesting
suckers (2m high and not yet flowered), Water least 30cm or 1 foot from the plant free of mulch
structures (where necessary)
sucker and Tissue culture plantlets De-trashing De-suckering and follower sucker selection
Up-rooting and preparation of suckers Limited de-leafing where necessary/leaf This is carried out to maintain appropriate
Uproot using a sharp shovel to reduce damage removal plant density.
to the mother plant Timely removal of the male bud Farmers advised to leave 3 plants per stool
If maiden sucker, cut it back at about 15cm Proper propping/staking i.e. only one sucker from each successive
above the corm for easy transportation Proper intercropping generation is allowed to grow.
Sword suckers may not be cut back. Soil and water management The unwanted sucker's pseudo stem is cut off
All roots, outer layer of corm and leaf sheaths Proper pest and disease management near its corm and the pointed tool
should be peeled off Harvesting and post harvest handling is twisted in the growing point this killing it.
Cleaning of suckers should be done in the techniques
field where the planting materials are Destruction of post harvest materials ( De-trashing, de-leafing, bud removal, staking and inter
obtained to avoid contamination of new fields. chopping the pseudo-stem to small pieces) cropping
As an additional treatment, pared suckers Removal of post harvest corms Dry leaf removal is important for maintaining
may be dipped in hot water (52-550c) plantation hygiene
for 20 min or in a pesticide solution i.e. Timely and proper weed control The plant should be left with as make leaves as
Weeds compete with Banana plants for possible and only leaves that have turned to yellow
ROCKET OR DUDU GUARD nutrients and water should be removed
Suckers should be planted within a week Banana plantation must be kept weed free Male bud should be removed as soon as the last
Methods for weed control include cluster appears.
Field preparation, spacing and hole size Staking of the banana is done in order to prevent
Hand weeding, this is less destructive to the
A. Land clearing delicate banana roots and soil the plants with maturing bunches from breaking or
Bush clearing structure. Applicable where weed density is low. falling to the ground.
Hand or forked hoe weeding, high density weeds Bananas can be intercropped with coffee, beans,
Spray with herbicides to eradicate notorious
can be removed faster by hoe weeding groundnuts, green vegetables.
weeds e.g. Couch grass