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Gabe15 · 05-10-2011, 01:58 PM

The big problem with the theory isn't whether or not grafted plants can be affected by each other, that is more or less well documented and has different sound biologic reasoning behind it. The big problem is whether or not two bananas can be grafted together in the first place, regardless of what could theoretically happen if they were to form a union.

Look up information on grafting monocots (bananas are monocots), and you will see where the problems start to happen. All of those papers are on dicots which easily form graft unions.

Before drawing any conclusions as to what could happen to the plants if two bananas were grafted together, there must be a case of two bananas actually being grafted together, forming a solid, sturdy union.

There has been no evidence provided that any graft unions have actually taken place...as in, evidence that two corms have grown together and formed a solid union.

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