https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sirumalai_Hill_BananaSirumalai Hill Banana - Revision history2026-11-07T06:00:57ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sirumalai_Hill_Banana&diff=536198&oldid=prevMarcyThompson89: started entry2026-02-21T04:10:56Z<p>started entry</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Banana from the Western Ghats in India}}{{Infobox geographical indication<br />
| name = Sirumalai Hill Banana<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = <br />
| description = [[Banana]]s from [[Sirumalai]] region<br />
| type = Agricultural<br />
| area = [[Sirumalai]], [[Dindigul district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| registered = 2008–09<br />
| material =<br />
| official website = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Sirumalai Hill Banana''' is a type of [[banana]] grown in the [[Sirumalai]] region in the [[Palani Hills]] of the [[Western Ghats]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/126|title=Application details|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=6 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506135920/https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/126|url-status=live}}</ref> It was declared as a [[List of geographical indications in India|geographical indication]] in 2008–09.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|title=Geographical indications in India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203233006/https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
The [[banana]] is cultivated at altitudes of {{cvt|2500-3000|ft}} along the [[Western Ghats]]. It is often grown as a rain-fed crop on [[loamy soil]] with a [[pH]] range of 5.5 to 6.5. The plantain trees are grown during July–August during the [[South-west monsoon]] season and may be grown along with other plants in [[coffee]] or [[timber]] plantations. The trees grow up to {{cvt|10|ft}} tall and the crop is harvested after eight months. Over the past decade{{When|date=February 2026}}, the variety has been severely affected by [[banana bunchy top virus]] with various steps taken to alleviate the same.<ref name="Sahasa">{{cite web|url=https://sahasa.in/2021/03/15/eathamozhy-tall-coconut-of-tamil-nadu/|title=Sirumalai Hill Banana of Tamil Nadu|work=Sahasa|date=15 March 2015|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527080247/https://sahasa.in/2021/03/15/eathamozhy-tall-coconut-of-tamil-nadu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrcb.icar.gov.in/sirumalai.php|title=Workshop on "Sirumalai" a GI tagged banana, on its cultivation and pest and disease management|publisher=National Research Centre for Banana|date=7 December 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527080408/https://nrcb.icar.gov.in/sirumalai.php|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
The fruit is known for its unique smell and flavor. The ripe fruits are yellowish in color with a thicker peel. The fruits can be stored for up to ten days at the right temperature conditions. The fruit pulp is slightly harder with has less moisture content, large [[sugar]] content (230 [[brix]]), and high [[potassium]].<ref name="Sahasa"/><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Kongu Nadu}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Agriculture in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Bananas]]<br />
[[Category:Banana cultivars]]<br />
[[Category:GI Tagged banana varieties of India]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Kongu Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Dindigul district]]</div>MarcyThompson89