Yelakki Banana Plant

Listing ID #3419077

Purchasers can place wholesale or retail orders with any time of the year and expect timely arrival of deliveries. We have invested a large amount for developing all-the-in-house storage facility that is managed and maintained by our diligent professionals. Also, it keeps us free from stock-out situations.

Product - Yelakki (AB)

Variety - Musa paradisiaca or Ney Poovan or Kadali or Yelakki
Sweet Banana King is one of the most commonly cultivated commercial bananas especially in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It is the slender, medium tall plant bearing dark green fruits that turn golden yellow with highly fragrant, tasty, powdery and firm fruits. The plants bearing the fruits are smaller with prominent beak packed closely round the axis having a windblown appearance. Unripe fruits turn bright yellow upon ripening. The pulp of the fruit is ivory white in color. It is special for long transportation. The skin is usually thin but the flesh is sweet. It is capable of producing 10-14 hands and 12-15 fingers consisting of 100-150 fruits per plant. Matured height of the Sweet banana King is 25 feet. The length of the fruit is 4-5’’.            
   
Advantages Of Tissue Culture:

• True to the type
• High market value
• High yield and quality
• Early Maturity
• Free from all diseases at the time of supply  
• Throughout the year plantation possible
• Uniform growth of fruits

Habitat And Agronomy

• Soil Type - Grows well in wide range of soils except very Sandy and heavy black soil with poor drainage
• Temperature - Optimum range – 15 – 35 Ì�C; Upper and Lower limits – 10 - 40 Ì�C
• Variety - Ney Poovan or Kadali or Yelakki
• Time of Planting - Throughout the year; avoid plantation at very high and very low  temperatures
• Spacing - 7 x 7 feet; 6 x 6 feet
• Days to Flowering - 12 – 14 months
• Harvesting - Fleshy bunch will be ready within 14-16 months

• Yield per plant and per acre -
  
  • Average yield per plant – 15 to 18 Kg/plant;
  • Minimum – 12 Kg; Maximum – 25 Kg
  • Yield per acre – 14 to 16 tons