Mattocking

Mattocking
    • It is the process of cutting the pseudostem after harvesting of bunches.
    • After harvesting the pseudostem should be cut leaving a stump of about 0.6m hight, the left over stump with its stored food material continues to nourish the daughter sucker (follower) till it withers and dries up.

    Yield

    • Yield of banana varies with variety, production practices.
    • Tall cultivars usually yield 15-20 tones/ha.
    • Cavendish group varieties yield about 40t/ha, whereas the hill banana/cooking varieties yield about 11-15 tones/ha.

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