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bigdog · 02-04-2008, 05:17 PM

Hey Pete, it is possible to do that according to an article I have around here somewhere. They used sterile tap water, and the seeds had been mechanically scarified with a scalpel on the side of the seed. The study was with Musa balbisiana. Results were about 35-40% germination I believe.

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