Practice Name:

De-suckering in banana

Details
Category	Agriculture,Farm Practice,Innovation,Individual
Crop	Banana
Crop Family	Musaceae
Scientific Name	(Musa paradisica)
Vernacular Name	Kela
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Crow bar, kerosine.
Details of Innovation	While cultivating banana farmers usually remove side suckers by using crow bar. Even after removing the suckers the new sprouts will germinate and this process will hamper the vigor of the plant, thereby producing weak bunch. Sri.Subramanian has developed a new method in order to arrest the growth of side sucker in banana. He uses an iron rod tied with cloth in the tip. The rod is dipped in kerosine and flamed with fire. Then the rod is inserted into the selected rhizome region of the sucker where the sprouts of germination are supposed to emerge out. By injuring the area, the sprouts will not germinate and side suckers will not arise.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Subramanian P.R
City / District	Coimbatore
KVK District	TNAU-KVK, Coimbatore -641003
Address	Coimbatore ,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	642129

PAS_1	"Banana."http://www.ikisan.com/ap-banana-intercultural-operations.html
PAS_2	"Banana."https://agristudent.com/special-operations-in-banana/
Agro Ecological Zone	Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1),Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1) ,Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	TAM0010000000206
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1176
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN