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Ronald
I think you misunderstood my post. That was Mauro statement about the banana grafters in Brazil, I was questioning it. I don't beleive bananas can be grafted . If they can cool.

Mauro Gibo

Ronald, I do! It's my native language. It's my English that is horrible!

Mauro Gibo

Here is a link about grafting banana trees in Bolivia: CARE - Virtual Field Trip - Bolivia - Journal Entries - Day 4
I would appreciate if you took a look at it. thanks, Mauro.

chong

Thank you, Mauro,
Here is what impressed me:
An Outdoor Classroom
We were hiking downhill this time, through dense vegetation deep in the jungle. As we walked through papaya and banana trees, we passed crude signs marked with names of plant varieties. This was Jorge's classroom, where he brought farmers in the community to show them examples of new techniques. "This is the web, you know, for the ground. Groundcover prevents erosion and loss of topsoil," he said, pointing. "Those are the grafted banana trees. It is a simple technique where soft stems are removed and replaced with mature ones with a simple grafting procedure. With this technique, trees are productive for 10, 15, sometimes even 20 years longer than without grafting."

See, I believed that it can be done, though it appears the the procedure was performed for a different reason that most of us were hoping for.