Banana early 19th century
Banana were first found in the USA as early as 1904, these preconditions were not to be to be achieved until the second half of the nineteenth century: as late as 1873 the American Encyclopedia’s article on the banana did not even joint that it was ever available outside the topics.
The domestic and export industry in the Caribbean used to be based largely on the Gros Michel. Which in terms of quantity and cash value of the crop was one of the world’s most important fruit varieties.
Jamaica was the first country to undertake its cultivation on extensive scale; Costa Rica and Panama were not far behind.
In the Canary Islands, the west coast of Africa and Brazil the dwarf or Cavendish variety has been of greater commercial importance since the outset.
Beginning about 1925, great changes began to take place in banana production through the application of modern cultivation practices, especially in the Caribbean.
Careful examination to eliminate unsuitable soils before planting, efficient drainage practices, the selection of proper planting material, overhead irrigation and especial, the use of fungicides to control the Sigatoka disease and other developments put the industry onto an intensive basis.
Banana early 19th century
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