Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
04-02-2018, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,759
Re: Musa velutina seeds wanted
Hi Sam,
I was able to get some seeds supplied by Gabe, and I attempted embryo rescue on them and wasn't able to get a single seed to germinate in-vitro. I found a plant with what appeared to be...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
04-13-2016, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,292
Re: legal tetraploids for cross breeding?
The issue that's confusing is the common misconception equating seedlessness (parthenocarpy) with being triploid. The two are actually unrelated for the most part. I imagine being triploid enhances...
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-21-2015, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,396
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-21-2015, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 891
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-21-2015, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,759
Re: Musa velutina seeds wanted
Turns out bananas are more complicated, in that the genes for seedlessness (parthenocarpic) is separate from triploidy. Triploidy increases sterility, but triploid bananas can still set seed, just...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-17-2015, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,384
Re: Truly Tiny banana seeds
I thought about complaining, but I think it's a case of 'Buyer Beware'. His target audience is the uneducated and uninformed.
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-17-2015, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,759
Re: Musa velutina seeds wanted
You are correct, I was thinking triploid was key, but parthenocarpy is a separate issue. I would think that once you have a tetraploid you could cross it to a diploid (like veinte cohol or pisang...
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Forum: Species Bananas
12-17-2015, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,688
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-17-2015, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,759
Re: Musa velutina seeds wanted
I recently treated some germinating seeds of Pandan Wangi pummelo x red Cooper grapefruit, and about 3 or 4 out of the 25 I tested were 4x. Citrus is a little more complicated due to the long...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-16-2015, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,384
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
12-16-2015, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,759
Musa velutina seeds wanted
I am looking for some Musa velutina, or whatever the species name is now (Musa dasycarpa var. velutina?), for an experiment to double the ploidy level. I have some experience with this in other...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-16-2015, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,469
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-15-2015, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,384
Truly Tiny banana seeds
Due to a bizarre circumstance, I ordered some Truly Tiny seeds on eBay. (I was perusing eBay on my phone, saw the listing and thought, "This looks dubious." I had just clicked on it to read the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-15-2015, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 971
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Forum: Species Bananas
12-14-2015, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,688
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Forum: Species Bananas
12-12-2015, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,239
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-12-2015, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,129
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-11-2015, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,895
Re: Siam Ruby Fruit
I know this is an old post, but I'm still curious about 'Siam Ruby' fruit. Has anyone else gotten theirs to fruit? Does it need to be cross pollinated?
Ethane
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Forum: Member Introductions
12-11-2015, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,129
Greetings from Central Florida
Hey y'all,
I'm not currently a banana grower, although I have killed my share of banana plants. I thought I had a 'Truly Tiny' banana that I got at a plant trade, but it started flowering and I...
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