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RECOMMENDED SPRAY PROGRAMME
Time of
Year
Weather
Conditions
Fungicide
Application
Base
January
RAIN
Volley
oil
Topsin
Oil
Volley
Oil
Topsin
Emulsion
Lixiviate
Emulsion
Volley
Water
Lixiviate
Emulsion
Volley
Emulsion
February
March
DRY
April
RAIN
expected
May
WET
June
July
Tilt
Oil/Emulsion
Topsin
Oil
Volley
Oil
Phyton
Oil
Bankit
Oil
Lixiviate
Emulsion
Volley/Manzate
Emulsion
Lixiviate
Emulsion
Volley
Emulsion
Lixiviate
Emulsion
Topsin
Emulsion
DRY
August
September
RAIN
expected
October
November
WET
December
Volley/Manzate Oil/Emulsion
Topsin
Oil
Volley
Oil
Topsin
Oil
Bankit
Oil
Volley
Oil
Tilt or Impulse
Oil
Published by:
The Banana Board
10 South Avenue, Kingston 4
Tel: 876-922-2083, 967-3592
Fax: 876: 967-3680
Email:bbresearch@cwjamaica.com
July 2011
Management of
Black Sigatoka using
Lixiviate
A solution obtained by leaching.
Produced from decomposed
banana/plantain bunch waste
Lixiviate Production
Lixiviate
(Stalk Juice)
Collection of banana/plantain
bunch waste
Mixing lixiviate in emulsion
for 1 acre
A dilution of 50% lixiviate is recommended
Mixing Procedure
1. Pour Oil + emulsifier (Triton X45)
Controls Black Sigatoka
and stir for 5 minutes
2. Add lixiviate and stir for 5 minutes
Contains various nutrients and
3. Add water and stir thoroughly
minerals but mainly potassium
for 5 minutes
and manganese which help
reduce disease
Decomposition of the
bunch waste
Easily produced from
waste banana stalk and other
materials
Components
Dose Rate per Acre
Lixiviate
4.5 litres
Water
6 litres
Oil
3 litres
Use to control Moko disease in
Colombia
Collection of the lixiviate
Lixiviate should be used in alternation
with other fungicides in the dry period in
the recommended spray programme
Recommended Fungicides
and Dose Rates
Lixiviate
Fungicides
Dose Rate Per Acre
Volley
200 ml
Topsin
113 g
Tilt
160 ml
Bankit
160 ml
Impulse
160 ml
Phyton
240 ml
Manzate
1.5 lbs
Triton X-45 (emulsifier)
50 ml
Fertilizer injector pump
(knapsack)
Recommended Application
Place two bags of 15:5:35 or
19:5:30 in 170 L (45 gal) of water
in a drum and soak overnight
Mix to dissolve fertilizer
Apply 150 ml/mat (2 injections or
1 sausage tin) at a distance of 18 “
from the base of the Crop sucker
Application of fertilizer using injector pump
Apply every 6 weeks
Nutrient analyses is needed to better
determine fertilizer programme.
Published by:
The Banana Board
10 South Avenue, Kingston 4
Tel: 876-922-2083, 967-3592
Fax: 876: 967-3680
Email:bbresearch@cwjamaica.com
July 2011
Injecting fertilizer 18” from plant
FERTILIZER
APPLICATION
IN BANANA
PRODUCTION
THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRIENT
ANALYSES IN
BANANA PRODUCTION
Fertilizers are important in keeping the soil
fertile. As crops are produced, large
quantities of nutrients are removed from
the soil. In order to keep on getting good
General Recommendations
for Bananas (pure stand)
Time of Application
Type of Fertilizer
At planting
6-8 weeks
Diammonium phosphate
Ammonium sulphate
or urea
15:5:35 or 19:5:30
Every 6-8 weeks after
Amount per
plant
4 ozs
4 ozs
2 ozs
4 ozs
yields, the essential nutrients must be
replaced. The replacement of adequate
amounts of fertilizers as well as the
timeliness of applications are very
important to:
Supporting proper plant growth
The production of bunches with
large well developed fingers
Increased yield per hectare
Increased returns
Fertilizer Application Methods (Granular)
1. Semicircular (traditional method)
2. Burying
3. Fertilizer injector pump (knapsack)
Circular pattern of fertilizer application
Semicircular (traditional method)
Main Considerations:
Apply when soil moisture is adequate
On slopes, place fertilizer on the upside of the plant
Apply at 6 weeks interval
Semi-circular pattern of
fertilizer application on the
side with crop sucker
Pattern of fertilizer
application on slopes
Burying Method
Use ground fork to make a hole with a minimum
depth of 4-6” at a distance of 18” from the base
of the plant or crop sucker. It is recommended to
bury a minimum of 8 ozs, 15:5:35 or 19:5:30 at
3 month intervals.
Steps in burying fertilizer