Question

Read the given statement about ba and choose true statements :
A. India is the largest producer of ba.
B. Ba is sub tropical fruit crop.
C. Nendran is popular variety of plantain.
D. Ba is conventiolly propagated by suckers.
E. De-velling refers to removal of female bud.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. A, B, C only
• B. A, B, E only
• C. A, B, D only
• D. A, C, D only

Hint:

Ba Cultural Operations: - Desuckering = Removal of unwanted side suckers. - De-velling = Removal of MALE flower bud to boost fruit size. - Mattocking = Cutting pseudostem post-harvest.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
The question asks to evaluate five statements concerning ba (Musa spp.) production, classification, and magement practices to identify the true statements.

Step 2: Detailed Evaluation of Statements:

• Statement A: True. India is the global leader in ba production, contributing over $25\%$ of total world production.
• Statement B: False. Ba is physiologically a tropical fruit crop requiring high warmth and humidity; cold/frost causes severe freeze injury.
• Statement C: True. 'Nendran' (AAB group) is a premier plantain variety widely cultivated in Kerala for cooking and chips preparation.
• Statement D: True. Ba is conventiolly propagated using sword suckers weighing $1.5--2.0\text{ kg}$ (and increasingly by tissue culture).
• Statement E: False. De-velling refers to the practice of removing the male flower bud after completion of female fruit bunch setting, NOT the female bud.

Step 3: Detailed Explation:

• De-velling saves photosynthetic reserves and prevents the male bud from competing with developing fruit hands, improving finger weight.
• Combining the valid facts: Statements A, C, and D are true.

Step 4: Fil Answer:
The true statements are A, C, D only. Thus, option (D) is the correct choice.