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Proper bunch management of the French-type superplantain (Musa acuminata x M. balbisiana, AAB) in Puerto Rico
1969
The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico
Soon after flowering, bunches of the Musa AAB clone 'Superplátano' (Superplantain) were trimmed to 4, 5 or 6 hands to determine the effect of pruning on fruit grade and marketable yields. Unpruned bunches of the horn-type 'Maricongo' plantain were included as control. Fruits in bunches pruned to 4 and 5 hands exceeded the mean weight of 270 g, a criterion used locally to render horn-type plantains marketable. 'Superplátano' bunches trimmed to 4 and 5 hands yielded 146,800 and 180,200 marketable
doi:10.46429/jaupr.v75i2.3579
fatcat:2sr34scv4bewlfbktuglbzcfoi