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bengtang · 11-30-2012, 02:10 AM

This paper recommends chipping and 9 alternating cycles of warm and cool temperatures (12-18C for12 hrs, 35C for 12 hrs)
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/internet/ogtr/publishing.nsf/content/banana-3/$FILE/biologybanana08.pdf

Very interesting article on how to germinate seeds and dormancy
http://www.musalit.org/pdf/IN970066_en.pdf

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bengtang Location: Singapore island Find me on the map! Zone: equitorial humid tropics Name: Beng Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 88 BananaBucks : 9,075 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 55 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: How to break the dormancy of the banana seeds from Borneo and Papua New Guinea? This paper recommends chipping and 9 alternating cycles of warm and cool temperatures (12-18C for12 hrs, 35C for 12 hrs) http://www.ogtr.gov.au/internet/ogtr/publishing.nsf/content/banana-3/$FILE/biologybanana08.pdf Very interesting article on how to germinate seeds and dormancy http://www.musalit.org/pdf/IN970066_en.pdf Last edited by bengtang : 11-30-2012 at 03:29 AM.