Banana

CROP GUIDE

1. 1

   Sucker Establishment

   Day 0–30

   Banana suckers root and establish their own vascular system, drawing nutrients from the parent corm to support early shoot growth.

2. 2

   Vegetative Growth

   Day 30–180

   Banana plants produce successive leaves, increasing pseudostem height and building carbohydrate reserves for bunch development.

3. 3

   Shooting and Inflorescence Emergence

   Day 180–240

   The banana inflorescence emerges from the pseudostem apex and the bunch stalk elongates downward under its own weight.

4. 4

   Flowering

   Day 240–270

   Banana male and female flowers open sequentially on the bunch, with female flowers setting fruit (fingers) without pollination.

5. 5

   Bunch Development

   Day 270–330

   Banana inflorescence emerges and hands develop as fingers fill out, demanding high potassium and water for bunch sizing.

6. 6

   Fruit Maturation and Harvest

   Day 330–365

   Fingers swell, starch converts to sugars, peel yellows, and bunches are harvested at 75–80% maturity for market.