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Gabe15 · 11-11-2008, 04:34 PM

If I understand this right, you still need to micropropagate them with standard in vitro techniques to produce the plantlets to be grown in the photoautotrophic system. I suppose it may help if you cannot harden off the plantlets (which is very easy though) after you have cultured them. I can see this as valuable in generating rooted cuttings from some dicots, but it doesn't seem to be too valuable for bananas in my opinion, or at least as I understand it...unless I'm missing something. Thanks for sharing though!

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Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,892 BananaBucks : 13,504,508 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 8,248 Times in 2,201 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Photoautotrophic Micropropagation If I understand this right, you still need to micropropagate them with standard in vitro techniques to produce the plantlets to be grown in the photoautotrophic system. I suppose it may help if you cannot harden off the plantlets (which is very easy though) after you have cultured them. I can see this as valuable in generating rooted cuttings from some dicots, but it doesn't seem to be too valuable for bananas in my opinion, or at least as I understand it...unless I'm missing something. Thanks for sharing though! __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.