Crops

Coconut oil processing refers to the process of extracting oil from the meat of mature coconuts. Coconut oil is a versatile oil that is extracted… Read More »Guide on Coconut Oil Processing, Health Benefits and Uses

Vegetable oil processing is the process of extracting oil from plant sources and refining it into a usable form. Vegetable oil processing is the industrial… Read More »Guide on Vegetable Oil Processing, Health Benefits and Uses

Palm oil processing refers to the process of extracting crude palm oil from the fruit of the oil palm tree. The process involves several stages,… Read More »Guide on Palm Oil Processing, Health Benefits and Uses

Plantain, Musa × paradisiaca (syn. Musa sapientum) is an herbaceous perennial belonging to the family Musaceae. Plantains are distinguished from bananas by their fruit which,… Read More »Thinning of Plantain Suckers and the Importance

The recommended spacing is 3 m between the plantain rows and 2 m within the row (in other words. 3 m x 2 m). An… Read More »Required Spacing for Plantain Cultivation

The site to be used for plantain farming business should be easily accessible, especially if the establishment of a large field is being planned. It… Read More »Selecting the site for Plantain Cultivation

Intercropping is defined simply as growing two or more crop types on one field. The practice of intercropping has actually been around since farming began.… Read More »Complete Guide to Plantain Inter-cropping

Fields to be used for the plantain farm are to be prepared with minimum disturbance to the soil (no-tillage farming). In consequence, manual clearing should… Read More »Methods of Preparing the Field for Plantain Cultivation

Plantain suckers are separated from their mother plant with a spade or machete. The sucker corm must not be damaged or chipped. Consequently the corm… Read More »Ways of Preparing Plantain Suckers for Planting

Plantain suckers are planted immediately after field preparation. Plant holes are prepared with a minimum size of about 30 cm x 30 cm x 30… Read More »Methods of Planting Plantain Suckers (PPS)

Plantains can be planted throughout the rainy season. However, they should grow vigorously and without stress during the first 3 to 4 months after planting,… Read More »Best Plantains Planting Period (PPP) for Higher Yield

Weed is the major constraint to tropical crop production which makes weed management very important if you want to obtain a maximum yield from your… Read More »Weed Management on Plantain Cultivation

The heavy weight of the plantain bunch bends all bearing plants and can cause doubling (pseudo stem breaks), snap- off (corm breaks, leaving a part… Read More »Plantain Propping: Importance and Methods

Now that you have the land and have prepared it for planting your plantain suckers, does that guarantee your success on the field? The answer… Read More »The Different Plantain Planting Materials

When we talk about plantain mulching, we need to understand that organic matter is essential for plantain cultivation . External sources of mulch can consist… Read More »Plantain Mulching: Importance and Methods

The plantain crop always benefits from the use of fertilizer (table 1). The yield from fertilized plants can be up to 10 times higher than… Read More »Plantain Fertilizer Application and Methods

So far, at least 116 plantain cultivars have been identified in the West and Central Africa. Meanwhile the plant size and bunch type are the… Read More »List of Plantain Cultivars (Musa spp.)

Plantains, like other bananas require a hot and humid environment. Ideally, the average air temperature should be about 30°C and rainfall at least 100 mm… Read More »Recommended Plantain’s Climatic Requirement

Plantain and Banana are staple crops grown throughout the tropics. In Africa, plantain and Banana are also an important source of carbohydrate in the diet… Read More »Introduction and Morphology of Plantain

Today we are going to discuss about the different ways of managing fallow period in plantain farming but first we need to understand what a… Read More »Managing the Fallow Period in Plantains