Comparison of open-field and protected cultivation of banana (Musa spp. AAA) in the coastal area of Turkey

• Authors : Gubbuk, H.; Pekmezci, M.


• Document type : Journal article


• Year of publication : 2004


• Journal title : New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science


• Volume (number) : 32 (4)




• Pages : 375-378


• Peer-reviewed : No


• ISSN : 0014-0671


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : This study was conducted to determine the yield and quality of 'Dwarf Cavendish' banana (Musa spp. AAA), cultivated in open fields and also in protected (plastic greenhouse) cultivation. The site is located in the central south coastal region (altitude 50 m, latitude 36°33'N) of Turkey. In both cultivation systems we determined the following: pseudostem circumference, pseudostem height, total leaf number, bunch stalk circumference, days from shooting to harvest, number of hands, number of fingers, finger circumference, finger length, and bunch weight. Protected cultivation was found to be better than open-field cultivation in terms of total production, expressed as the number of hands and fingers per bunch and bunch weight. Average annual yield under plastic greenhouse was 53 percent higher than in the open field (65.5 t/ha compared with 42.8 t/ha). (Author's abstract).


• Keywords : YIELDS; PROTECTED CULTIVATION; GREENHOUSES; CROP PERFORMANCE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; FIELD TRIALS; COASTAL PLAINS; TURKEY


• Open access : No


• Document on publisher's site : View article on publisher's site


• Musalit document ID : IN050389

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