just saw these in and around Falta WB was not walking with camera so cant show photos but the farmer said it was Kanthali kola and that his yield is very little not enough to be commercially viable ...
Surajit do you know which musa it is that is very small and sold for puja purposes ? usha di On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 12:00 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > It is strange, but sometimes it happens, inflorescence comes out from > inside of a plant cut halves. > > Many people believe that the variety KANTHALI is best for health and > unless it is for commercial purpose they only plant this variety. "Bengal > Plants" refers this variety as *Musa sapientum* L. and > FoP<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200028243>refers > it as > *Musa paradisiaca* L. > > According to the "Bengal Plants" *Musa sapientum* L. var. *paradisiaca* is > "the plantain" plant or KANCHKOLA in Bengali, which is eaten as vegetable. > > Thank you, > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
