Propping in banana refers to…? (CG RHEO 2017)

✅Explanation:
Banana plants are herbaceous, meaning they have soft, non-woody stems. When they produce a bunch of bananas, the weight of the bunch can bend or even break the stem. Propping helps to prevent this by providing additional support to the plant. This ensures that the plant remains upright, allowing the bananas to develop properly and reducing the risk of damage.

📌Other Options:
-Covering of bunch: While banana bunches are sometimes covered to protect them from sunscald, insects, or disease, this is not referred to as propping.
-Removal of male flower: Removing the male flower (known as de-budding) is a separate practice done to improve fruit development and is not related to propping.
-Taking Ratoon Crop: Ratoon cropping is the practice of harvesting multiple times from the same banana plant after the initial harvest. Propping can be especially important during ratooning when the plant may be weaker, but it's not the definition of propping itself.