It really depends on your USDA planting hardiness zone. In cooler areas, banana plants are grown as annuals. If you are in a warmer area and your plant has been growing for years, here is a link that may help shed light on your plant's problem: http://www.tropicamango.com/banana.html
Everything above ground can rot and the banana root can still harbor life - if it didn't get cold enough for freezing below ground. Usually, leave the old stalks in place (helps protect the root) and mulch around. Cut them back when it is warmer. If you don's see the green stalk coming up from below ground when it starts to get warm - start over with a new root!
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