National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Intercultural practices in banana contribute immensely to better yield, quality and appearance regarding the market value of the fruits. Bunch covering being one of the most important practices, has high influence in improving all aspects, fetching a better price to the banana growers. Bunch covering, traditionally done by wrapping bunch with dry leaves, is now upgraded by the use of synthetic materials which has opened new windows with an attempt to view better scenery in banana production, which is influenced by several biotic and abiotic factors. Among abiotic factors, temperature is considered to have profound influence on quality and quantity of fruits. Bunch covering alters the temperature within the covers, indirectly leading to faster assimilates translocation and better fruit filling. Apart from this, bunch covers serves in enhancing the external appearance of fruits both by protecting it from pest infestation and harvesting and handling bruises. This practice also helps in overcoming the barriers in maintenance of ecological balance as it can reduce the use of chemical pesticides in the crop. Moreover, bunch covers being easily available and applicable encourages the farmers for its quick adoption. Growing popularity of bunch covering has earned interests in the field of researches also. Several researches has been done so far, to observe the influence of various bunch covers irrespective of colour, material, shape on various cultivars of banana and are found very influential.
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