The demand for Bihar's 'Kothia' bananas, which derives its name from the Kothia village in Samastipur district, is increasing.The speciality of this variety of banana is that it can grow without any special care (including less or no water, .
New Variety Of Banana Made In Maharashtraâs Jalgaon, To Benefit Planters With Significant Reduction In Crop Damages
A banana plantation worker.
The Banana Research Centre (BRC) in Jalgaon which functions under the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) has come up with a new kind of banana plantation to reduce the defects of the current variety grown by the farmers, reports
The Times Of India.
The new variety of banana is made after seven years of extensive research and after nearly two decades banana growers will get access to a new variety. It is named as âPhule Prideâ.
âBoth the state government and the Central sub-committee on crop standard, notification and release of new variety of horticulture crops have recognised and notified this new variety,â said MPKVâs senior horticulture scientist Nazimuddin Shaikh.