Synopsis The book "Banana" is the first of its kind in India. The book is exhaustive, illustrative, lucid, authentic and respository of information. It deals with taxonomy, breeding, production technology, marketing and products; cited with relevant references. It consists of sixteen chapters provided with 57 plates, thirty figures and a number of tables. It covers the entire research work carried out at the various Horticultural Research Institutes and stations, and Agricultural Universities and Colleges in India. This book would help to pave the way to build up coordination of research at the national and international level. This compendium provides wealth of information on banana culture. It would certainly be useful to the banana growers, research workers, horticulturists, Musalo-gists, extension functionaries and students of horticulture in various Agricultural Universities and Agricultural Colleges in India and abroad.