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PR-Giants
11-20-2014, 02:33 PM
Day 1 - Taste Good :woohoonaner:

lmswayne
11-20-2014, 02:50 PM
great looking bunch

from the sea
11-20-2014, 05:32 PM
Synthetic Hybrid? that sounds cool

emirza24
11-20-2014, 10:35 PM
Does the color changes to yellow? Can it be grown in zone 10a?

Richard
11-21-2014, 01:39 PM
What is meant by "synthetic hybrid" ?

edzone9
11-21-2014, 04:19 PM
Please give us more info on this new Hybrid..

Ed

PR-Giants
11-22-2014, 07:56 AM
What is meant by "synthetic hybrid" ?

It signifies that the banana in this Taste Report is a "synthetic hybrid". (http://www.musagenomics.org/free_text_search/?cx=016697108779861396524%3Afdhayh8_jza&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Synthetic+Hybrid+banana&siteurl=www.musagenomics.org%2Ffree_text_search.html%3Fcx%3D0166 97108779861396524%253Aaxahamgkht0%26cof%3DFORID%253A11%26id%3D13 45%26q%3Dlacatan%26sa.x%3D0%26sa.y%3D0&ref=www.musagenomics.org%2F&ss=11333j37991331j14&searchsite=all)

edzone9
11-22-2014, 10:17 AM
Keith that's a great looking fruit !, Looks like the Cavendish in size, Can't wait to learn more about this new breed..

How cold hardy is it ?
Ed

Richard
11-22-2014, 01:36 PM
It signifies that the banana in this Taste Report is a "synthetic hybrid". (http://www.musagenomics.org/free_text_search/?cx=016697108779861396524%3Afdhayh8_jza&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Synthetic+Hybrid+banana&siteurl=www.musagenomics.org%2Ffree_text_search.html%3Fcx%3D0166 97108779861396524%253Aaxahamgkht0%26cof%3DFORID%253A11%26id%3D13 45%26q%3Dlacatan%26sa.x%3D0%26sa.y%3D0&ref=www.musagenomics.org%2F&ss=11333j37991331j14&searchsite=all)

Since there are very few edible natural hybrids, it seems that term applies to just about every edible variety members here are growing.

PR-Giants
11-22-2014, 05:50 PM
Since there are very few edible natural hybrids...

Really :ha:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57181 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57181)




Banana Breeding Programs use the term "synthetic hybrid" for the banana cultivars they develop.

Synthetic Hybrid - FHIA-25 - Breeder's code: SH-3775 (http://www.musagenomics.org/free_text_search/?cx=016697108779861396524%3Afdhayh8_jza&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=Synthetic+Hybrid+FHIA-25&siteurl=www.musagenomics.org%2Ffree_text_search.html%3Fcx%3D0166 97108779861396524%253Aaxahamgkht0%26cof%3DFORID%253A11%26id%3D13 45%26q%3Dlacatan%26sa.x%3D0%26sa.y%3D0&ref=www.musagenomics.org%2F&ss=12833j24130527j18&searchsite=all)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57179 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57179)

venturabananas
11-23-2014, 01:55 AM
I guess I get where they were going with this term, "synthetic hybrid", in that they have tried to synthesize a suite of desirable traits (e.g., disease resistance, productivity, etc.) into a single cultivar, but it is kind of a strange term, in that it seems to only be used for man-made banana hybrids and not other food crops (that I'm aware of).

Anyway, I've been enjoying the synthetic hybrid FHIA-18 fruit I've been eating for the last week. It's a quality cultivar, at least for my tastes. I still slightly prefer my "non-synthetic hybrid" :ha:, Dwarf Brazilian (FHIA-18's mom) to it, but the taste is pretty similar to me.

edzone9
11-24-2014, 08:26 PM
Small 80LBS ;)... Man I would be happy with bunches half that weight,,]

Ed

siege2050
11-26-2014, 11:57 AM
Synthetic hybrid as in GMO?

venturabananas
11-26-2014, 12:29 PM
Synthetic hybrid as in GMO?

No, traditional breeding. Pollen from one plant transferred to a different variety.

edzone9
11-29-2014, 04:19 PM
Gmo Banana's please don't give Monsanto any slick ideas ! ;)

lmswayne
12-09-2014, 02:45 PM
So now you make banana bread.:woohoonaner: