Re: Gabe, are you writing papers about your bananas?
kyle,
the red stuff you see is the chalaza, basically leftovers from when the embryo was fromed, it does not play a role in seed germination.
the white stuff you see (the starchy stuff) is called the endosperm, it contains sugars and other nutrients which are vital to germination. the conventional in vitro germination method isolates the endosperm from the embryo when introduced into the culture medium, however my new method keeps all the endosperm available to the embryo.
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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.
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