New approach for selecting follow sucker in subtropical conditions

？？In banana production, the sucker selected to replace the parent plant (follow sucker) are affected directly yield and quality. If this is not done properly, unwanted suckers can compete with crop suckers for fertilizer and irrigation. These results in poorer development of mother plants that end up with smaller bunch weight, low yield and quality. There is no standard treatment sucker management of banana in Turkey. The objectives of the study were to evaluate different sucker management systems for yield and quality enhancement of banana. The experiment was conducted under open-field conditions in Gazipa？a-Antalya. In this study four different management conditions were compared; Control-common farmer management system (Treatment a), selection of sucker for the following crop with 5 (Treatment b), 6 (Treatments c) and 7 (Treatment d) fully matured leaves in first week of the June. Best results for yield and quality parameters were obtained from treatment b and c and both treatments suggested to apply in the practical use