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Old 01-19-2009, 05:45 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Default Re: Releasing seed germination inhibitors and breaking thermodormancy

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Originally Posted by damaclese View Post
Scot this may be a dumb question but as i know almost nothing on this subject all ask any way so when you do a embryo rescue are there still dormancies present in the embryo? and if so could you expose the embryo invetro to thees chemicals or would that be a bad idea?
Update, I read some research articles that indicate some have a dormancy factor within the embryo and others do not. So, I guess it wouldn't hurt to try this on embryos that do not respond otherwise, just to see if it has any effect.

I also read some research that indicated successful pollination of triploid bananas by diploid pollen! The one that was used as an example where it worked was Yangambi KM-5. Most of the positive results were with plantain types, however. But this is perhaps some good news that I stumbled upon by accident.
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