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The Banana, Its Cultivation, Distribution and Commercial Uses

William Fawcett (1851 - 1926)

Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of the world began its journey in agriculture and came to establish itself in the hearts and kitchens everywhere. In 1913, William Fawcett had been involved for thirty years in the development of the banana as a crop in Jamaica when he wrote this treatise on all aspects of the banana and its cultivation. - Summary by A. Gramour

Genre(s): Nature, Life Sciences

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Forward and Preface	Larry Wilson	00:06:31
Play 01	I. The Plant.	Daria Chrobok	00:32:02
Play 02	II. A Cultivation. General Operations. Preparation of Land. Clearing. Distance. Digging Holes	ShrimpPhish	00:10:51
Play 03	III. Planting. Time of Year. Seed-Suckers. Preparation of Suckers	ShrimpPhish	00:03:59
Play 04	IV. Irrigation and Drainage.	ShrimpPhish	00:03:24
Play 05	V. Cultivation after Planting. Mulching. Earth Mulch. Dry Mulch. Green Mulch. Ploughing.	Zoe Martinez	00:19:35
Play 06	VI. Pruning and Treatment of Suckers. Reasons for Pruning. Method. Choosing and Timing. Pruning Leaves.	Vickii	00:16:25
Play 07	VII. Harvesting and Replanting.	ShrimpPhish	00:08:27
Play 08	VIII. Bananas as Nurse-Plants and as a Catch-Crop.	Stacey Malcolm	00:04:25
Play 09	IX. Financial Considerations and Prospects for Beginners. Cost of Cultivation and Receipts. Prospects for those starting Cultivation.	ShrimpPhish	00:08:04
Play 10	X. Banana Soils in Jamaica.	Vickii	00:15:15
Play 11	XI. Humus. Farmyard Manure. Lime.	ShrimpPhish	00:07:04
Play 12	XII. Fertilizers.	Vickii	00:19:33
Play 13	XIII. Fungus Diseases.	Elizabeth Mason	00:38:31
Play 14	XIV. Insect Pests.	ShrimpPhish	00:16:07
Play 15	XV. Bananas as Food.	Vickii	00:40:15
Play 16	XVI. Bananas in Medicine.	ShrimpPhish	00:04:11
Play 17	XVII. Wine, Whisky, and Alcohol from Bananas.	BachTran	00:29:10
Play 18	XVIII. Drying Bananas for Flour and Figs.	F1nBr8d	00:20:48
Play 19	XIX. Manila Hemp and other Fibres from Species of Musa.	Jessie Percival	00:12:14
Play 20	XX. Development of the Banana Trade	ShrimpPhish	00:26:47
Play 21	XXI. Transport by Sea.	Jon Hunter	00:14:21
Play 22	XXII. Transport on Land.	Jon Hunter	00:05:14
Play 23	XXIII. General Review of the Cultivation of Species of Musa (Banana and Plantain) throughout the Tropics : India and Ceylon.	Vickii	00:19:46
Play 24	XXIV. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Malay Archipelago.	George Banfield	00:05:59
Play 25	XXV. General Review of Cultivation(continued): Philippine Islands.	Nathan Shatzer	00:08:46
Play 26	XXVI. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Australia.	ShrimpPhish	00:08:56
Play 27	XXVII. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Polynesia.	ShrimpPhish	00:19:30
Play 28	XXVIII. General Review of Cultivation {continued): Africa.	ShrimpPhish	00:30:26
Play 29	XXIX. General Review of Cultivation {continued): South America.	Kathryn Barbosa	00:43:46
Play 30	XXX. General Review of Cultivation (continued): Central America and United States.	ShrimpPhish	00:20:46
Play 31	XXXI. General Review of Cultivation {concluded): West Indies and Bermuda.	Vickii	00:28:28
Play 32	XXXII. Horticultural and Botanical Notes. Cultivation of Species of Musa.	ShrimpPhish	00:09:50
Play 33	XXXIII. Plants Allied to the Banana.	ShrimpPhish	00:07:24
Play 34	XXXIV. Short Description of Species of Musa.	ShrimpPhish	00:53:31
Play 35	Appendix: Recipes for Cooked Bananas.	ShrimpPhish	00:05:29

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