Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Description of commercial varieties. 3. Advanced production technologies in banana. 4. Preparation of land. 5. Irrigation. 6. Nutrient management. 7. Fertigation. 8. Propping of plants. 9. Intercropping and mulching. 10. Weed management. 11. Nematode management. 12. Management of diseases of banana. 13. Leaf spot diseases: Mycosphaerella spp. 14. Viral diseases of banana and their management. 15. Post harvest handling. 16. Flow chart for better post harvest handling. 17. Month wise operations in banana cultivation. 18. Maturity and harvesting.
