banana plantation

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banana
noun[C or U]
uk
/bəˈnɑː.nə/us
/bəˈnæn.ə/
a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet, white ...
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plantation
noun[C]
uk
/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/
a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, on which a particular type of crop ...
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It is threatened by habitat loss as forest is cleared to make way for banana plantations.
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Some of the villages are small holder growers of coffee, tea and banana plantations.
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Flood waters were chest-high in some locations, and the storm's winds damaged banana plantations.
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I am thinking of the numerous health problems, even deaths, caused by pesticides used on banana plantations.
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It was an impression of the ordinary man and woman in the street and on the banana plantations, and of their real desire for independence.
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Sometimes, they can cause damage to sugarcane and banana plantations.
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These efforts have reduced but not eliminated ecological concerns associated with banana plantations.
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Based upon interviews with local residents, it is known that the sampled area was cleared of forest and converted to abananaplantationaround the turn of the century.
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You could have had a million pounds to buy abananaplantation, or two million pounds to set up an aluminium plant in some other part of the world.
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He later purchased abananaplantation, which he owned for a time.
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Like most other villages around, it is a dispersed settlement with greenhouse gardens andbananaplantationwithin the village.
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The grounds of the park are set amongst abananaplantation, featuring a large walk-through banana.
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It manages abananaplantation, avocado trees, and a herd of dairy cattle.
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It borders abananaplantation, which many refugees thought might be safe from the falling shells and spreading fires.
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Overall, our results showed that banana residues have great potential to supply the potassium requirements for banana plantations.
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It was formerly abananaplantation.
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Successful conversion of conventional commercial banana plantations to organic farms needs more efficient residue utilization schemes, to meet the nutrient demand of the banana plant and increase utilization efficiency6.
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Small independent producers must be given special assistance and the multinational firms which possess banana plantations in several countries should not be eligible for assistance.
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By far the most serious damage was that suffered by the banana plantations.
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A considerable attempt has been made to rehabilitate the banana plantations which were badly hit by hurricane and blight.
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It will be used mainly to help restore the citrus and banana plantations and for repairs to roads, bridges and other public works.
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