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Chironex · 12-26-2008, 03:54 PM

After reading some research about "thermodormancy" and seed germination inhibition, it is time to determine what effect, if any, the benefits of cytokinin treatment would have on banana/ensete seeds. Being largely recalcitrant, perhaps due to inhibition by abscisic acid (ABA) and thermodormancy, there appears to be a method of releasing these dormancies by stimulating ethylene production. These studies have shown positive results on breaking seed dormancy on clover, peanut and lettuce seeds.

As soon as I have secured the correct cytokinins, I plan to duplicate the experiment with banana seeds. It is hoped that these results may further improve banana seed germination responses.

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