EFFECT OF NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL LEAVES AT FLOWERING ON YIELD OF BANANA GRAND NAINE (Musa AAA Simmonds)

• Published in: Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía, Medellín Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 6585 - 6591
• Main Authors: Rodríguez González, Carolina, Cayón Salinas, Daniel Gerardo, Mira Castillo, John Jairo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias - Universidad Nacional de Colombia 01.06.2012
• Subjects: AGRONOMY; poscosecha; postharvest; crecimiento; Defoliación; Leaf pruning; azúcares totales; growth; total sugars

The effect of the selective removal of leaves at flowering on yield, growth, maturity and quality of Grand Nain banana fruits was evaluated. The present study was conducted in three regions of Urabá (Colombia) with precipitation low (experiment 1), medium (experiment 2) and high (experiment 3). The...