Failure to thrive

druss · 11-11-2017, 09:58 PM

When I first started collecting, I got offered some dwarf ducasse (namwah). Not knowing they were the same as what was being called canarvon banana at the time I bought 10 plantlets. 2 years later all are going well bar 1
As you can see its healthy but tiny compared to the others. Gets the same everything. Any thoughts?
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druss · 11-11-2017, 10:39 PM

Whoops thats the others. This is it.[IMG]

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edwmax · 11-12-2017, 08:16 AM

One) ... A different plant might have been mixed in. The above picture is not very clear to see any variety differences.

Two) ... A mutated natural dwarf of the plant. You may have a new version of the plant.

Grow the plant since it looks healthy, then see if its pups are dwarfs too. Plant in the ground to see if its growth changes.

You asked for my thoughts ....

druss · 11-12-2017, 04:04 PM

I did think it could be different, but the first tc plantlets I got all came together. I.e all the dwarf ducasse were in one container. Subsequent orders came individually packed in test tubes. I have a similar issue with a dwarf red dacca. 10 plants are all the same, one is about 50 percent bigger as if its a non dwarf. Im currently labelling them as off types. Will see how they go in a couple more years.

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druss amatuer zone bender Location: perth western australia Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 430 BananaBucks : 115,328 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 515 Times in 180 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Failure to thrive When I first started collecting, I got offered some dwarf ducasse (namwah). Not knowing they were the same as what was being called canarvon banana at the time I bought 10 plantlets. 2 years later all are going well bar 1 As you can see its healthy but tiny compared to the others. Gets the same everything. Any thoughts? [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by druss : 11-11-2017 at 10:38 PM.

11-11-2017, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
druss amatuer zone bender Location: perth western australia Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 430 BananaBucks : 115,328 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 515 Times in 180 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Failure to thrive Whoops thats the others. This is it.[IMG][/IMG]

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edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 115,407 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,740 Times Was Thanked 4,437 Times in 2,093 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: Failure to thrive One) ... A different plant might have been mixed in. The above picture is not very clear to see any variety differences. Two) ... A mutated natural dwarf of the plant. You may have a new version of the plant. Grow the plant since it looks healthy, then see if its pups are dwarfs too. Plant in the ground to see if its growth changes. You asked for my thoughts .... __________________

11-12-2017, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
druss amatuer zone bender Location: perth western australia Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 430 BananaBucks : 115,328 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 515 Times in 180 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Failure to thrive I did think it could be different, but the first tc plantlets I got all came together. I.e all the dwarf ducasse were in one container. Subsequent orders came individually packed in test tubes. I have a similar issue with a dwarf red dacca. 10 plants are all the same, one is about 50 percent bigger as if its a non dwarf. Im currently labelling them as off types. Will see how they go in a couple more years.

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