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Table 16. (Continued).
Area R&D Gaps S&T Interventions
Water relations Optimum water requirement based on Water requirements based on crop
crop phenology not yet established phenology need to be determined.
Water relations and fruit development of (3–5 years)
different banana cultivars not known Influence of water on fruit growth
and development need to be
determined. (3–5 years)
Crop protection Field evaluation of available IPM Determination of pest biology, behavior,
techniques is needed.
and ecology is needed. (3–5 years)
IPM for fusarium wilt, nematodes, Determination of disease epidemiology
thrips, weevils, beetles, weeds,
is needed. (3–5 years)
other leafspot diseases, and other Development of site- and situationemerging
pests/diseases need to
specific IPM technology package
be studied.
is needed. (3–5 years)
There is limited information on identity
biology and ecology of pests and
diseases, which need to be studied.
Cropping system New planting schemes for monocropping Sustainable banana-based cropping
and intercropping systems are lacking. systems need to be established.
(3–5 years)
Cropping system for typhoon-prone
areas needs to be established.
(3–5 years)
Postharvest System Technology on proper postharvest Maturity indices, storage requirement,
handling of major cultivars is lacking. ripening regulation, and physiological
Information on maturity
disorders need to be determined.
indices of local cultivars is lacking. (3–5 years)
Packaging and transportation
Packaging, grading, and transport
system is poor.
system needs to be improved.
Product and quality standard for
(3–5 years)
local cultivars is lacking.
Postharvest treatment to reduce loss
Postharvest treatments to rid of
due to pests and diseases needs
pests and diseases are inadeaqute. to be developed. (3–5 years)
Processing Processing facilities in production Processing facilities in production areas
and Utilization areas are lacking. (D) need to be established. (3–5 years)
New high-value and novel-processed Development of new high value and
products and utilization of
novel processed products and
by-products are lacking.
utilization of by-products is
Standards for consistent quality of
needed. (3–5 years)
processed products are lacking. Development of standard for consistent
quality of processed products
is needed. (3–5 years)
Socioeconomics There is absence of economic assess- Different technologies need to be
and Marketing ment of different technologies assessed economically. (3–5 years)
generated for banana.
Timely market information and
Timely market of information and
intelligence for fresh banana and
intelligence for fresh banana
banana chips must be provided.
and banana chips is lacking.
(3–5 years)
Marketing strategies for selected
Development of marketing strategies for
banana varieties and their products selected banana variation and their
are lacking.
products is needed. (3–5 years)
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