Effect of Size and Resting Period of Suckers on Growth and Yield of Banana

Studies on the effect of size and resting period of suckers before planting on growth and yield of ‘Basrai’ banana revealed that fresh suckers affected higher establishment of banana irrespective of size. Use of large sized fresh suckers induced early and vigorous vegetative growth resulting in early and concentrated harvest of crop. The plants raised from fresh suckers exhibited higher functional leaf area at flowering time. Consequently these plants from fresh suckers gave higher production per plant contributed by higher hands and fingers per bunch folios- ed by the plants from suckers subjected io 10 days rest before planting.