Tropical & Subtropical Fruits

Soil and climate

• Banana can be grown in almost all types of soil provided adequate soil moisture is available.
• Deep well drained, loamy soil with adequate organic matter is ideal for its cultivation.
• The plant has restricted root zone. It can grow well in slightly alkaline soils.
• Though banana requires large quantity of water, it cannot tolerate water stagnation.
• The optimum soil pH is 6.5-7.5.
• Banana being a tropical fruit crop, adapted to wide range of climatic conditions.
• It is grown up to an altitude of 1200 m from mean sea level.
• The temperature range is 13-40⁰C, but the optimum is 25-30⁰C for getting good yield, Heavy storms, frost, low temperature (Less than 10⁰C) or extremely high temperature are detrimental to plant growth which leads to abnormal or malformed condition.