BANANA AND PLANTAIN - Tropical Fruits - page 206

Table 8.4. The quantity of nutrients in banana and plantain with yields of 50 t/ha or 30 t/ha, respectively, from 2400 plants/ha and
bunch masses of 25 kg and 15 kg (Lahav and Turner, 1983), and critical nutrient concentrations in the lamina of the third-youngest leaf
of the vegeta tive plants (Stover and Simmon ds, 1987).

Proportion removed in
fruit (%)

Leaf lamina critical
concentration in
banana

Nutrient Fresh fruit (kg/ha) Remaining in plant (kg/ha)

Banana Plantain Banana Plantain Banana Plantain

N 189 76 199 189 49 29 2.4%

P 29 11 23 16 56 41 0.15%

K 778 243 660 945 54 20 3-3.5%

Ca 101 9 126 149 45 6 0.45%

Mg 49 11 76 53 39 17 0.2-0.22%