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Bananas are produced in tropical climates and the fruit we eat are a part of the berry family. Bananas are an important food source in many developing nations however after the flesh is eaten the peal is often tossed in the garbage.
This is important as bananas are a significant source of food worldwide only behind Rice, Corn and Milk for total volume consumed by humans. That means in large parts of the world banana peels could very well prove a valuable resource to return nutrients to soil that increase local food production.
There are plenty of claims made about banana peels and their use as a fertilizer containing high concentrations of potassium a nutrient plants use in very high concentrations.
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References
[1] Banana Peel Elemental Make Up paper
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814606007023
[2] Banana Peel Use for Livestock Feed
http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/medwelljournals/jftech/2008/263-266.pdf
[3] Chemical Make up of Banana Peel
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20093114405.html;jsessionid=04F4B8B6B1627994C6C64737A272022E
[4] Banana peels used for absorption of heavy metals.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852409013650
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