. Tropical agriculture; the climate, soils, cultural methods, crops, live stock, commercial importance and opportunities of the tropics . aves of bananas are used as cattle feed. For this purposethey are palatable, but not particularly nutritious. Banana fiberfrom many localities has been tested, but the commercial useof this fiber offers little prospect at the present time. The banana differs widely in its chemical composition fromthe ordinary fruit of the market, such as apples, pears, andpeaches. The high percentage of starch in the banana makesthis fruit somewhat comparable with potatoes i
. Tropical agriculture; the climate, soils, cultural methods, crops, live stock, commercial importance and opportunities of the tropics . aves of bananas are used as cattle feed. For this purposethey are palatable, but not particularly nutritious. Banana fiberfrom many localities has been tested, but the commercial useof this fiber offers little prospect at the present time. The banana differs widely in its chemical composition fromthe ordinary fruit of the market, such as apples, pears, andpeaches. The high percentage of starch in the banana makesthis fruit somewhat comparable with potatoes in nutritivevalue. It is unquestionable that from the standpoint of humanfood the banana is the most important fruit known in theworlds commerce. Unfortunately, however, the obviousmerits of the banana have seemed insufficient to some of itsmost ardent champions and resort has been had to numerousexaggerations which have been repeated parrot-like in the lit-erature relating to bananas. For example, on a basis of thechemical composition of banana flour, comparisons have beendrawn showing: that banana flour is far more nutritious than. Young Avocado Tree in Fkuit, Trapp Vaiukiy
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