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I remember when i was starting out my plantain farm and the hard lessons i learnt.
One of them was procuring a cheaper suckers which i bought for #40/sucker without knowing the type of sucker i was buying.
I bought and planted 600 suckers,
Within 4 months, about 50% of my plantain had fallen,some year after the incident,i later discover what happen.
I will tell you very soon what actually happen.
Mistakes are meant to.be made and corrected.
I will be shedding light on the hidden facts and truth about this plantain business which will.help you to start on a profitable note.

THE ONLY GOOD YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF THIS SEASON IF YOU ARE A PLANTAIN FARMER OR AN INTENDING FARMER IS TO STAY GLUED AND KEEP FOLLOWING THIS THREAD AS I UNVEIL INFO THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR BUSINESS FOR THE BEST.

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The fruit of culture tissued hybrid suckers should have nothing less than 45-50 big fingers.

If your farm.is being affected with wind,
there are two things involved...
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It is a fact that one of the challenge faced in the plantain farming business is Wind.

Whenever i receive call from any farmer that their plantain farm was falling,and its being affected by wind,i always want to investigate more because i know it might not be a wind challenge.

If you notice that your plantain trees are falling frequently on the farm,the real challenge might be more than wind,it might be disease infestation.

Plantain is mostly affected by wind when they start bearing fruit because of the weight of the fruit.
If your plantain falls down before it start fruiting,you should be more concerned.
Most incidence of plantain tree falling before fruiting have been found to be as a result of
1.Nematode infestation
2.When plantain are not fertilised by manure during the growing stage.
This is the major reason plantain farmers dont make good profit from the farm.
The only solution is to make use of tissue cultured hybrid suckers which does not require manure because manure have already being added (saves you the cost of buying and transporting manure to the farm) and also prevent the incidence of nematode and disease on the farm.

Many farmers have lost their investment attributing it to wind not knowing that it was due to the use of not-too-good suckers for planting that cause infestation of disease.

More to.come.
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How has manure already been added to the tissue sucker?

FarmTech:
How has manure already been added to the tissue sucker?

The tissue suckers are already planted in a sack mixed with sterilised soil and adequate manure

Lesgupnigeria:

The tissue suckers are already planted in a sack mixed with sterilised soil and adequate manure

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Ok. Pls I'll like to know if plantain can be intercrop with oil palm.

FarmTech:

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Ok. Pls I'll like to know if plantain can be intercrop with oil palm.

You can intercrop it with plantain but
1.dont expect the same yield you will have when you cultivate only plantain.
2.You will incured additional expenses in killing the plantain after harvesting
3.You will need heavy fertilisation of the soil
Personally,i prefer to intercrop oilpalm with cassava.

Agricbusiness is very lucrative..get to know the rudiments by asking questions and taking massive action on the knowledge you have learned.

Lesgupnigeria:

You can intercrop it with plantain but
1.dont expect the same yield you will have when you cultivate only plantain.
2.You will incured additional expenses in killing the plantain after harvesting
3.You will need heavy fertilisation of the soil
Personally,i prefer to intercrop oilpalm with cassava.

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Thanks. I'll also like to know how many generations of plantain before they are finally eradicated.

FarmTech:

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Thanks. I'll also like to know how many generations of plantain before they are finally eradicated.

Did you mean how many generations if you intercrop it with oil palm or if cultivated solely?

Lesgupnigeria:

Did you mean how many generations if you intercrop it with oil palm or if cultivated solely?

If intercropped with oil palm.

FarmTech:
If intercropped with oil palm.

2years will be advisable

Do agric...it pays

@legsup
you did not answer the question "how has tissue culture plantain had fertilizers ".
2.will it hurt to add more
a.at planting
b at later stage

nigerfine:
@legsup
you did not answer the question "how has tissue culture plantain had fertilizers ".
2.will it hurt to add more
a.at planting
b at later stage

Tissue cultured hybrid suckers are placed in a sack filled with manure and sterilised soil at the ration of 1:1
The advantage of this is that you will not have to incur the cost of manure procurement and transportation which will be applied 3 months after planting if you are making use of the local hybrid suckers.
You can add manure/fertiliser later on if you want to ( say about 6months after planting but this should not be much )
It will hurt the suckers if you after manure at planting

Lesgupnigeria:
@bmbo22: I will help you out on what you needed to do to achieve your goal.
Where do you intend to set up the farm?
and you can add me up on whatsapp or call me on 08164628081 to discuss better on step by step guide to start on a good note.

Lesgupnigeria:
@bmbo22: I will help you out on what you needed to do to achieve your goal.
Where do you intend to set up the farm?
and you can add me up on whatsapp or call me on 08164628081 to discuss better on step by step guide to start on a good note.

Lesgupnigeria:
@bmbo22: I will help you out on what you needed to do to achieve your goal.
Where do you intend to set up the farm?
and you can add me up on whatsapp or call me on 08164628081 to discuss better on step by step guide to start on a good note.

but u promised to revealed d hidden truths as d name of d thread reads,and what researchers and farmers would not reveal? Nija! Anyone here shd visit robonski's thread and c what such title as this means. Hidden truths about catfish biz.

DBounty:
[b][/b] but u promised to revealed d hidden truths as d name of d thread reads,and what researchers and farmers would not reveal? Nija! Anyone here shd visit robonski's thread and c what such title as this means. Hidden truths about catfish biz.

Just looking at your comment gives the perfect example of what's wrong with this country. Why can't you appreciate anything good?.

DBounty:
[b][/b] but u promised to revealed d hidden truths as d name of d thread reads,and what researchers and farmers would not reveal? Nija! Anyone here shd visit robonski's thread and c what such title as this means. Hidden truths about catfish biz.

Seems you are not a farmer,if you are,you will know that a lot have been revealed on this thread and most information cannot be found on any threads on this agric section except here.
I will advise that you read through again from my first statement to grasp the loads of info that was revealed here.

For me oo, I have learnt a lot here, esp from the begining.

Learning from experienced farmer is better from learning from your own experience.
You succeed faster and better.

Get more useful insights to your agribusiness by posting your questions/challenges on this thread.

The beauty of plantain farming
More suckers as the parent crop matures.
Farms Does not need to.be re-established.

I will be talking today on the management practises to engage in if you want to get Bigger fruits during harvest.
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Thinning is very important for you to have bigger fruit during harvest.
I will explain better today.

Lesgupnigeria:
This is the best suckers to make use of - the tissue cultured suckers
It gives uniform growth,uniform fruiting, disease resistant and good yield

thanks 4 d ribs. Pls list step by step to produce suckers like dis thanks..

Lesgupnigeria:
This is the best suckers to make use of - the tissue cultured suckers
It gives uniform growth,uniform fruiting, disease resistant and good yield

thanks 4 d pics. Pls list step by step to produce suckers like dis thanks..

DBounty:
thanks 4 d pics. Pls list step by step to produce suckers like dis thanks..

I will do that soon in another thread,stay connected and keep following.
Thanks.