your crop’s scientific name:

MUSA

where and when your crop was first domesticated and what people first domesticated it

Bananas became parthenocarpic, seedless fruits during domestication. Parthenocarpic fruits are
seedless. From India to the Solomon Islands, moist tropical gatherings began. Wild Musa bananas
are native to it. Papua New Guinea had the first archaeological evidence of banana cultivation. This
evidence is 7,000 years old. At least two important banana subgroups, plantains and East African
highland bananas, originated in Africa as a secondary center of diversification. Wild banana species
gave rise to cultivated bananas. Famous species include Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. Most
cultivars carry their genetics, particularly Musa acuminata. Pacific Fei bananas were domesticated
separately. These bananas have no known ancestor.

your crop’s nutritional value (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats)

serving size: 100g (a medium sized banana)

 Calories: 89
 Water: 75%
 Protein: 1.1 grams
 Carbs: 22.8 grams
 Sugar: 12.2 grams
 Fiber: 2.6 grams
 Fat: 0.3 grams

Unripe bananas are mostly starch, while ripe bananas are mostly sugar. Mature bananas contain
mostly sucrose, fructose, and glucose. Ripe bananas may have more than 16% sugar by weight.
Bananas are rich in pectin and other fibers. Bananas contain water-insoluble pectin. It is also rich in
potassium. High-potassium foods lower hypertension and improve heart health. B6 is abundant. A
medium-sized banana provides 33% of the vitamin's daily value.

your crop’s growing cycle and requirements for water, nutrients, and sunlight

The genus Musa, which includes the banana plant, is a member of the family Musaceae, and its
natural habitat is the South Pacific. It is the largest perennial herb species and has leaf sheaths
forming pseudostems resembling trunks. The rhizome serves as the actual stem of the banana plant.
A corm is a common name for this underground stem. The development of roots can be extensive in
loose soils, reaching up to 9 meters laterally in some cases. The plant has eight to twelve leaves
ranging from two to four meters in length and up to one and a half meters wide. There are three
stages in the life cycle of a banana: the vegetative stage lasts for six months, the flowering stage
lasts for three months, and the fruiting stage lasts for one month. This indicates that the period
ranging from nine to twelve months passes between the planting of a banana plant and the
harvesting of the banana bunch, depending on the variety grown and the growing conditions.

Sunlight: a daily DLI of 15 or more mol/m2 and at least five hours of direct sunlight
Water: 1,800–2,000 millimeters per year on average
Nutrients: A significant amount of these are required in this setting. These can be added as a
supplement from the outside to the soil. Plant growth is dependent on macronutrients such as
nitrogen (100g of urea per plant), phosphorus (300g of superphosphate), potassium, magnesium
(magnesium sulfate 25g per plant), calcium, and sulfur. In addition to this, the development of
plants also requires the presence of micronutrients such as boron, iron, and zinc. The nutrient
content of the soil, which can vary from one location to another, determines the amount of these
macronutrients present in the soil.
any farming techniques or technologies humans use to grow your crop

The farming techniques used by farmers to grow bananas include:

 Pit-planted gardens Pits must be 5x5x5m. Ridges and furrows need small pits. Fill pits with
topsoil, 10 kg FYM, 250 gm neem cake, and 20 gm carbofuran. Sun radiation kills insects, soil-
borne diseases, and aerates pits for 15-20 days before refilling in salty alkali soil with a pH over
8. Pit mixture contains organic matter and gypsum.

 After land preparation, 30-40 cm deep furrows are manually or ridger-dug. FYM and soil are
packed around suckers at the right spacing. Annual furrow planting.

 Patta double line plants bananas. 0.90–1.20 m. 1.2–2 m plants. This spacing simplifies
intercultural operations and reduces drip irrigation costs. High-quality bananas in large bunches
were produced by planting at 1.8 x 1.8 m. Most is 1.2 X 1.5 meters.

 High-Density Standard planting holds fewer plants per unit space. Bananas with optimal
density yield more per unit area.

 Banana rhizome buds allow vegetative propagation. Buds have pseudostems and bulbous
rhizomes. Daughter plants are suckers. Rhizomes and suckers spread bananas.

your crop’s significance to the human story

Banana origins are as complicated as their taxonomic beginnings. Tropical fruit is significant. Only
this tropical fruit is exported. Popular and healthy, it is a fruit. Potassium, found in bananas, lowers
blood pressure, which may lead to strokes and heart attacks. Potassium reduces the effects of
sodium, which get from salty meals, on blood pressure. Bananas help settle an upset stomach by
boosting stomach mucus production. This mucus protects the stomach lining from gastric acid,
which may induce heartburn and distress. Tea bags and paper money are made from banana tree
fibers throughout Asia and Europe. In several Asian nations, meat is wrapped in banana leaves and
fried to tenderize. Banana leaves have been utilized as plates or huge place mats in Indian culture
for much of its history. Umbrellas, roofs, matting, trays, and baskets are also made from dried leaf
fronds in various places. The banana peel polishes leather and silverware.
Bananas' non-seasonality made them useful in New World colonial periods. Bananas could be
produced year-round and served as buffer crops between agricultural seasons. Because bananas can
be cultivated quickly and in huge quantities, many villages rely primarily on farming to sustain their
economy. Plantation workers relied on the banana tree's large leaves to shade valuable goods.
Bananas were also used to feed enslaved people by several plantation owners. It was simple to
cultivate the fruit. It was simple to digest, high-energy, and provided enough calories for the hard
labor in the fields.