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Effects of nitrogen and irrigation on the growth and yield of banana

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Gordon D. Holder
WTNBAN Research Station, Roseau, St Lucia
Frank A. Gumbs
Department of Soil Science, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Trinidad
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Bananas
Yield
Nitrogen
Irrigation

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Effects of nitrogen and irrigation on the growth and yield of banana. (1983). Tropical Agriculture, 60(3). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/2406
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Abstract

Two-fold and three-fold increases in N application rates above the WINBAN recommended rate of 280 kg ha-1 year-1 increased the potential and harvested yield of bananas at each irrigation level. Although the highest yields were obtained at the highest irrigation and N rates, this was only slightly (and non-significantly) higher than some of the lower N/irrigation combinations. The effects of the different N/irrigation combinations on other growth parameters are also discussed.
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