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Banana Seed Germination Forum As one of the toughest seeds in the plant kingdom to figure out the keys to germination success with, this is a forum with banana seed germination tips. Please entitle posts like "Musa balbisiana," or "Musa cheesmani," etc. People would then post a reply under that heading, sharing their germination successes (and failures), what materials and methods they used, germination percentage, etc.


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Old 09-26-2013, 06:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hi All,

Please share your recipes for germinating Musa laterita seed with me.

I'm currently doing pollination of laterita with acuminata zebrina, malaccensis & AAA/AAAA pollen.


Thanks.


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Old 09-26-2013, 11:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Default Re: Laterita Germination Techniques, anyone?
It was my understanding that Laterita has hermaphrodite flowers and as such it was difficult to cross pollinate.

You can use it as a pollen doner.
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It was my understanding that Laterita has hermaphrodite flowers and as such it was difficult to cross pollinate.

You can use it as a pollen doner.
Well jmoore, you're certainly right in that laterita can and does self.

However that does not preclude crossing. The hybrids with acuminata types should be recognisable on 2-3 month's grow out of seedlings.

Currently I do OPP blocks; but laterita is short; very floriferous; and thus very amenable to my one man (well...one girl) operation.


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It was my understanding that Laterita has hermaphrodite flowers and as such it was difficult to cross pollinate.

You can use it as a pollen doner.
Musa laterita has female basal flowers. It is easy to cross with Musa acuminata in both ways. I used to made those crossings some ten years ago.

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Musa laterita has female basal flowers. It is easy to cross with Musa acuminata in both ways. I used to made those crossings some ten years ago.

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Markku,

Any special tips for germination? In general I get a lot less seed from laterita than balbisiana , acuminata and other "Eumusa" types, so I have to have efficient germination - short of embryo rescue.


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