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Old 08-27-2010, 12:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: This is what 110 degrees F will do to your naners.

Banana plants like all other plants keep themselves and their leaves cool by evaporating water out of their stomata. The problem in California is probably not only the fact that it was very hot and sunny, but that the air was also dry. If you have 110 degrees in the shade and 20% humidity, the evaporative demand is going to be so high that a leaf will either close its stomata or will fail in trying to move enough water through the stomata to keep cool.
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