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IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE BANANA BananaisanherbaceousplantofthegenusMusa.

Thefruitisanimportantstaplefoodthroughouttheworldandiscommerciallygrowninmorethan100

countries.

Bananaproductionisdividedintotwomaincategories:banana,sweetfruitthatiseatenraw,andplantain,whichisusedforcookingandprocessing.

Morethan10millionhectaresarecultivatedworldwidewithtotalproductionof115millionston.

ThelargestproducerofbananasisIndia,followedbyBrazilandChina.

Althoughbananaisgrowninalargevarietyofclimates,optimalclimaticconditionsforbanana

cultivationaretemperaturesaveraging27Cwith60%humidityandwindsnotstrongerthan4m/sec.

Bananathrivesinfertile,well-drainedsoilswithhighwaterholdingcapacity.

TheoptimalpHisbetween5and7.Becausebananaissensitivetosalinity,theECshouldnotexceed1.0ds/m.

Bananahasashallowrootsystemnodeeperthan80cm,

with60%oftheeffectiverootzoneinthetop30cm.

PLANT NUTRITIONBananaisaheavyconsumeroffertilizer,especiallypotassium

andnitrogen.Constantandbalancednutritionresultsin

optimalplantgrowthandyieldandpreventsnutrientloss

duetoleaching.Inthisway,growersbeneteconomically

andpreventthepollutionofundergroundwater,whichis

harmfultotheenvironment.

FERTIGATION

Fertilizerapplicationviatheirrigationsystemisconsidered

themosteffectivemethodoffertilization.Agoodirrigation

systemfacilitatesaccuratefertilizerapplication-precisetiming

andquantities-withoutadditionalmanuallaborcosts.

Thesystemcanalsobeusedin

rainyperiods.Thistechnique,

knownastechnicalirrigation,allowsgrowerstotimetheir

fertilizerapplicationaccordingto

precipitationandtoavoidnutrient

lossduetoleaching.

50-100

50-150

300-500

600-800

50-100

NP2O5K2O

CaOMgO

*MicroelementssuchasFe,Zn,MnandBshouldalsobeapplied

accordingtolocalplantingconditions.

Average fertilizer application rates inkg/ ha for a 50 - 80 MT/ ha yield

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ORGANIC PLANTATIONS

Itisrecommendedtoirrigateorganicplantationswithlowanglesprinklersormicrosprinklersbecausethey

areidealfortheincorporationoforganicfertilizerssuchascompostandanimalmanure,andtheyensure

minimalwettingoffoliage,thusreducingtheriskoffungaldiseases.

NAANDAN JAIN SOLUTIONS

Becausegrowersfacevaryingconditionsandchallenges,NaanDanJainoffersawiderangeofirrigationandfertigationsolutions.Ourexperiencedteamwillhelpyoundtheultimateirrigationsolutiontotallyourneeds.

UNDER-TREE SPRINKLERS

Thiscommonlyusedmethodofirrigationishighlycost-effective.Itisbasedonwidespacingandhighwater

energytoovercomeobstaclescausedbyfoliage.

5024Low-volumeimpactsprinklerwithlowtrajectoryangle 9,12,14watertrajectoryanglewithnozzle

replacementonly Highwaterdistributionuniformitywithspacingupto

12m Flowratesrangingfrom350930l/h Spacialanti-vandelisembaseavailbleonrequest

Silva 6024Low-volumeimpactsprinklerwithlowtrajectoryangle Heavydutysprinklerforextremeconditions

Highwaterdistributionuniformitywithspacingupto14m

9,12,14watertrajectoryangle Flowratesrangingfrom480955l/h Specialsquarenozzleavailableforhigherdistribution

uniformity

Tropical 5024Anti vandalizm 3/4 model

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MICRO SPRINKLERSMicrosprinklersareessentialforcertaintreespacingandplotdesignsuchasdoublerowplantations.Microsprinklersarealsohighlyrecommendedfororganic

plantations.NaanDanJainmicrosprinklersalsoprovidetheadvantageofinsect-proofswivelsandhighcloggingresistance.

2002 AquaSmartFlow-regulatedmicrosprinkler

Uniformirrigationinalltopographicconditions Wetteddiametersupto7.5m Flowratesrangingfrom2095l/h

Insect-proofpop-upswivel Sturdyandsolidstructure

2005 AquaMasterLong-rangemicrosprinkler Largedroplets Wetteddiametersupto12m

Flowratesrangingfrom120300l/h Insect-proofpop-upswivel

Insect-resistant,

pop-up

pop-downnozzle

AntiRobo-

Antivandalizm

protection

box

Mamkad 16

Super Mamkad

Super 10 LA

Opal

2002AquaSmart

2005AquaMaster

Opal

Reliabilityinoperation,nowear&tear Optimumwaterdistributionwith9and15trajectories, withspacingupto8.0m

Snailprotectionwithuniqueswivel Lowwatertrajectory,40-120cmabovenozzlelevel Flowrange:70-360l/h

14 10Super 10 LA, Super Mamkad & Mamkad 16

Low angle ball driven sprinklers Closedsprinklerwithprotectedmechanismforhigh

resistanceinextremeconditions

10,14watertrajectoryangle Highwaterdistributionuniformitywithspacingupto8m(Mamkad16),10m(SuperMamkad)and12m(Super10).

Differentnozzlesforowratesrangingfrom

Sprinkler model Flow rate (l/h)

Super10 360-850l/h

SuperMamkad 335-900l/h

Mamkad16 180-225l/h

Regulatedversionwithbuilt-inowregulator

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SYSTEM COMPARISON TABLE

Under- tree

sprinklers

Micro

sprinklers

Drip

systemsFurrows

Overhead

sprinklers

Water

distributiongood verygood good poor good

Water use

efciencygood verygood excellent poor poor

Fertilizer use

efciency good verygood verygood poor good

Cooling and

climate controlgood good poor poor verygood

Maintenance low medium medium low low

Canopy wetting medium low none none high

Filtration and

water quality

demands

low medium high none low

Primary

investment medium high high low medium

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NaanDanJainiscommittedtondingtheidealsolution

foryourbananaplantation,tailoredto

yourlocalclimaticconditions,soilandwaterproperties

andbudget.

Contactourofceor your local dealer for further

information.

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Allinformationshouldbeusedonlyasaguideline.Forspecicrecommendationscontactyourlocalagronomist.