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    Sweet Potato Farming
    Growing sweet potatoes involves planting vines on ridges which gives them enough space and loose soil to form the root system going downwards hence some are bigger than others. The Bungoma variety which is the most common variety of sweet potato in the market has red skin and the inside is yellow and is common […]
    Duration: 00:01:18
    Diseases of Banana – Bunchy Top
    One major disease of banana is bunchy top. It is viral disease spread by an aphid. Affected plants will survive for many years like this. If the big plants get infected, the bunch will not mature. Bunchy top spreads and causes heavy loss once it enters the garden. The virus cannot survive in the soil. […]
    Duration: 00:02:37
    Land Preparation, Spacing and Layout of Banana Plantation
    Land is ploughed in both directions and left in the open sun for a period of two months which kills pests and disease causing organisms. Growing sun hemp and mixing with soil is also recommended. Put at least 10 tons of farmyard manure at the time of ploughing. Mix manure with soil in the pits […]
    Duration: 00:02:11
    Insect Pests of Banana – Rhizome Weevil
    The major insect pest of banana is the rhizome weevil. All varieties are susceptible to this insect. The root grubs and pathogenic fungi enter the plant through holes made. Plants affected by the rhizome weevil show stunted growth, leaves show yellowing and the plant becomes drier. The fingers in the bunch will not grow and […]
    Duration: 00:01:15
    Nematode Problem in Banana
    Nematode is one more pest of banana. These are minute worms seen in most of the soils. Nematodes spread with old roots of suckers to the new gardens. The bloch and node on the roots are symptoms of the presence of nematode. It scrapes the roots and the wound helps fungi enter the root thus […]
    Duration: 00:02:13
    Production and Hardening of Tissue Culture Plants of Banana
    Tissue of a model plant of the required variety from a healthy plantation is collected but tissue culture multiplication is cultured in a high tech lab to produce plants. Tissue culture multiplication is a very sensitive and costly process. Generally, the TC plants are free from diseases but if infected tissue is selected by mistake, […]
    Duration: 00:02:10
    Propagation of Banana – Sucker, Rhizomes and TC Plants
    Conventionally banana propagation is by suckers or rhizomes. But in recent years, the tissue culture plants are becoming more popular. Sucker selected from pest and disease free plantations give good yield. Furthermore, tissue culture plants have no special capacity to give extra ordinary yield. Sward suckers are selected for planting and they originate from the […]
    Duration: 00:01:25
    Traditional Manure Pit
    Most traditional farmers use sub standard manure of 8-10 feet deep. Sub standard manure pits During the rainy season the manure gets wet and dries up under the sun loosing most of its nutrients. Excess heat accumulates in deeper layers due to lack or aeration killing the useful aerobic microbes, creating a heap of pathogens […]
    Duration: 00:02:05
    Characteristics of Good Soil
    Soil should be soft enough and have sufficient organic matter to allow rain water percolates easily. Soil contents Soil should have no more than 0.5 % organic carbon, 100 Kgs of nitrogen, 10 Kgs of phosphorus and 50 Kgs of potash per acre. The Soil pH should be between pH values of 6.5 and 7.5 […]
    Duration: 00:01:30
    Soil and Climatic Requirement of Banana
    Banana is the only food crop giving the highest crop production of 30-40 tonnes per acre while potato gives ten tonnes and rice four tonnes per acre. Banana is a sun loving plant with some varieties tolerating shade hence can be planted in mixed plantation with coconut and Arece nut palms. However, high yielding variety […]
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