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Banana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surprisingly, 80% of the bananas grown throughout the world are of the plantain or cooking variety. To many tropical cultures, plantains are an important part of the daily diet and are prepared in as many ways as other cultures have devised for potatoes.
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Bananas and plantains are today grown in every humid tropical region and constitute the 4th largest fruit crop of the world, following the grape, citrus fruits and the apple. World production is estimated to be 28 million tons—65% from Latin America, 27 % from Southeast Asia, and 7 % from Africa.
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Factsheet on the cultivation of this crop with special reference to California. ... Adaptation Bananas and plantains are today grown in every humid tropical region and constitutes the 4th largest fruit crop of the world. The plant needs 10 - 15 months of frost-free conditions to produce a flower stalk.
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1. Locate the countries where bananas are grown, and use a world map to show a world banana-growing region. ... 2. Discover characteristics that are shared between countries where bananas are grown. ... Where are bananas grown?
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Why bananas are grown ... The banana plant is grown for its fruit. ... Bananas to be eaten raw are grown in commercial plantations, chiefly for export.
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Where bananas are grown ... Once picked, bananas should not be left long in the plantation. Banana plants are planted along roads, tracks, railway lines or lagoons so that the fruits can be quickly moved away.
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