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Ivanov_Kuznetsov · 07-28-2009, 09:10 PM

Has anyone examined the role of strontium, boron, manganese, or magnesium in the life cycle of the banana plant? I know that strontium, being in the same family as calcium, tends to find its way into plants tissues where calcium would go, but not all species can utilize strontium for some of the same processes where calcium is required. For discussion, let's assume you used strontium chloride.

Boron and manganese depletion isn't common, so i'm curious as to the effects of reasonable supplementation. For the purpose of discussion, let's assume that the supplement form would be sodium tetraborate and manganese sulfate (or potassium permanganate) dissolved in water and applied to the soil near the roots.

Magnesium I'm not to familiar with. I know that my pepper and tomato plants definitely appreciate the epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) I apply around flowering time. Has anyone measured or qualitatively assessed the efficacy of such with bananas?

Thoughts are appreciated!

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