What factors we should consider while selecting a sucker for banana cultivation?

A sucker is a shoot that develops from a lateral bud on the rhizome and emerges from the soil usually near the parent plant. Suckers should be selected from a healthy field of banana. Sufficient care should be taken that suckers should not be damaged during digging and transport. Fresh sucker, weighing about 500 to 1,500 g, should be selected. For control of fungal diseases, suckers should be dipped in a solution of aurofugine1 (10 g / 100 litres of water) for 1.5 hour prior to planting.