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Circular pits to save water consumption in Banana plantation
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Generally the farmers plant about 850 - 900 suckers of banana in square or rectangular beds. In this farm, circular pits with a circumference of 4½ feet and a depth of three feet are dug and seven to eight suckers are planted on the periphery of every pit. Irrigation is given to the pits through the connecting channels once every two weeks. Garbage and crop wastes are put in the pits and allowed to compost. A space of 12 feet is maintained between every two rows of such pits, so that a tractor can pass easily between them. The water requirement can be reduced to 50 percent by this method of planting. In this method, banana can be ratooned for three years after which fresh suckers can be planted.
:	Tamil Nadu
:	Honey Bee, 8(4):9, 1997
:	(Nam Vazhi Velanmai:Tamil version of honeybee,Edi:P. Vivekanandan)
:	8404

1.	Lefty Sun, 11 Sep 2011 @20:46:39
	Very true! Makes a chngae to see someone spell it out like that. :)

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