The Banana, Its Cultivation, Distribution and Commercial Uses

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Banana, Its Cultivation, Distribution and Commercial Uses by William Fawcett. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of the world began its journey in agriculture and came to establish itself in the hearts and kitchens everywhere. In 1913, William Fawcett had been involved for thirty years in the development of the banana as a crop in Jamaica when he wrote this treatise on all aspects of the banana and its cultivation. - Summary by A. Gramour For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (287MB)

Directors & creators

William Fawcett

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Jamaica; bananas; cavendish bananas; fruit culture; tropical fruit; fruit crops

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