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PLANTAIN VARIETIES IN THE CIRCARS (AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF VARIETIES FOUND IN GODAVARI, VIZAGAPATAM AND GANJAM DISTRICTS)

Abstract

Paccha bontha.-Mostly used for cooking; grown all over the coun- try; trunk 8 to 12 ft. high; leaf sheaths slightly ashy; leaves 5-7 ft. long, 1-2 ft. wide; lower side slightly waxy; throws bunches in 71-8 months under average conditions; inflorescence large; bracts red with an ashy coating; 4 to 6 hands in the bunch; 40 to 70 fruits weighing 20-30 Ibs.; fruit gets fit for cooking in 2 to 2 months after the bunch is thrown; ripens off in another 1 to 1 months; very hardy; withstands drought as well as excess of water better than other varieties; price per bunch As. 10 to Re. 1.

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