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Tissue Culture Banana Cultivation Technology
Potassium (K) deficiency symptoms:
Importance of the nutrient :
1. Potash is one of the important nutrients in determining the size of leaf (i.e, reduction in total leaf area) and the number of leaves at any given time of the plant growth period.
2. Contrary to the poular belief, Banana plant requires Potassium in all its stages of development stages. There is intensive uptake of Potash by the plant at establishment stages also. See the percentage of 'K' requirement by the plant in all stages of development:
3. Effect of Potash on Banana yield is substantial as under:
Potassium improves:
Number of hands per bunch.
Number of fingers per hand.
Length...
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