Gabe15

Seed set is dependent on the female plant, the male plant, the interaction between the two, the environmental conditions at time of pollinating and during fruit development, the position of the fruits on the bunch which has been pollinated and likely some other factors. It can be very difficult to find patterns, and often the results are very mixed.

I think a hobbyist would have the best luck of getting seed set by using wild pollen from a Musa or Rhodochlamys section plant on an ABB cultivar, or using the pollen from an edible diploid or tetraploid on a wild species. Although, just because seed set was achieved, producing plants from those seeds is a whole different challenge.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.