Fruits· Musa × paradisiaca
Guía de cultivo de Plantain
Plantain is a starchy cooking banana of the Musa AAB cultivar group, eaten boiled, roasted or fried rather than raw, and a staple across West and Central Africa, the Caribbean and parts of Latin America. Botanically it is a cultivar group of the same hybrid species as the dessert banana (Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana), not a separate species, but it is a distinct crop commercially: it sells into a cooking-staple market rather than a fresh-fruit one, it is reported under its own FAOSTAT item, and it yields well below dessert Cavendish types. The plant is a large perennial herb grown from suckers, cropping in successive ratoon cycles from side shoots after the first bunch.
Condiciones de cultivo
Requisitos del suelo
Tipo de suelo y pH
Mejores tipos de suelo: deep loam, volcanic, alluvial
Rango de pH: 5.5 - 6.5 (óptimo: 6)
Drenaje: excellent
Necesidades de nutrientes (N-P-K)
Guía de siembra
Rendimiento y economía
Plagas y enfermedades comunes
Plagas comunes
- banana weevil
- nematodes
Enfermedades comunes
- black sigatoka
- Panama disease (Fusarium TR4)
- banana bunchy top virus
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Consejos de cultivo
Plantain is not a dessert banana grown differently — it is a cooking staple that sells into a different market and yields well below Cavendish. Plan the economics on cooking-banana prices, not fruit-export prices.
It crops in ratoon cycles: after the first bunch, successive harvests come from side shoots (suckers), so sucker selection and de-suckering drive the yield of every cycle after the first.
Black sigatoka is the defining constraint across most of the plantain belt. Plan for leaf-disease management before planting, not after the first outbreak.
Preguntas frecuentes
What soil does Plantain need?
Plantain grows best in deep loam, volcanic, alluvial soil with a pH of 5.5-6.5. Excellent drainage is required.
What temperature does Plantain need?
Plantain grows best at 25-35°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: moderate.
What is the expected yield for Plantain?
The one country with grounded data reports about 12,280 kg/hectare for Plantain. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management.
How much sun and water does Plantain need?
Plantain thrives with full sun light and very high watering.
Términos agronómicos clave
Conceptos agrícolas esenciales, explicados con claridad.
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