Performance of plantain lines at the agro-climatic condition of AEZ (II)

Abstract

Performance of ten plantain lines was studied at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Ishurdi, Pabna during 2009-2010 to select the most suitable lines for cultivations. The plantain (Musa paradisica L.) lines varied widely in respect of yield components and their yield. Pseudostem height ranged from 237.323 cm to 382.00 cm. The line MP-15 produced the heaviest bunch (18.86kg), number of hands (11.33) and fingers (179.33) per bunch as well as yield (47.15t/ha). The overall results indicated that the lines MP-03, MP-07, MP-15, MP-18, MP-24, MP-25 and variety BARI Kala-2 performed well in respect of studied characters under the agroclimatic conditions of Ishurdi, Pabna.