Modified banana cropping system for the Ilocos Region [Philippines]
1997
Ignacio, D.D. | Pascua, G. (Mariano Marcos State Univ., Batac, Ilocos Norte (Philippines))
Findings showed that of the three varieties tested, `Latundan' was the tallest (mean of 285.71 cm), produced the most number of suckers (mean of 8.30) per hill per year, and matures the earliest (9 to 11 weeks after shooting). Fruits were harvested 15 months after planting from more than 50 percent of the plants. Although other fruits were harvested later, these were not affected by typhoons with wind velocity of 50 to 75 km/hr. This means that planting time using tissue-cultured plants should be done towards the end of March and early April to escape damage from strong typhoons that usually start in July. For big suckers (100 cm to 120 cm) coming from mother plants, planting schedule could be done in May so that harvesting could be done in May and June the following year. Pruning banana leaves minimized the effect of typhoons. Three to four leaves could be maintained if wind velocity was 50 to 75 km/hr, At 80 km/hr and above, all the banana leaves should be pruned to 3/4 their size. Pruning all the leaves will not affect the size of the fruits. `Latundan' produced the most number of hands (mean of 8.64) and fingers (mean of 126.4) and `Lakatan' the least. In terms of consumer preference, `Lakatan, and `Latundan' were more in demand than `Cavendish'. Unriped `Lakatan' and `Latundan' were sold at P0.80 per finger, while ripe fruits were sold at P1.20 to P1.50 per finger. Green `Cavendish' was sold at P0.50 per finger. Cost-and-return analysis showed that a hectare of `Lakatan' and `Latundan' bananas can obtain gross income by about P315.000/ha per year from fruits, suckers, and banana blossoms. Total expenses was recorded at P65,100/ha
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