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Originally Posted by Richard
There are many different kinds of PGRs. Some are general in function while others are very specific; e.g. shortening internode lengths in plant stems.
I've known ethylene as a means of accelerating ripening in fruit and never read about its use as a bloom stimulant -- probably due to my choice of literature.  |
Richard i can find instances of its use as a bloom stimulant on pineapple and a few other plants nothing on musa at all from what I read it can actually retard blooming in some plants there seems to be no -specific research on bananas other than as a ripening agent but from experience it does work well on pineapple as a bloom inducer in my area
time to bloom went from 36 to around 30 months plants spent summers on my deck and winters in the house fruit was of normal size but somewhat lacking in flavor
some info here much of it above my pay grade
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC433312/