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The wild banana has the seed?

Postby Miyis on Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:50 pm

The banana that we eat is usually planting, no pollination, no seed.
please tell me:The wild banana has the seed?
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Postby MrMistery on Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:30 pm

No, because it is poliploid. It only reproduces vegetatively..
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Postby Miyis on Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:32 am

MrMistery,
I say is wild bananas, Not artificial plant bananas :!:
Because plants banana no pollination, no pollinations is no seeds.
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Postby MrMistery on Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:44 pm

well i hate to let you know about this, but poliploidy is very common in the plant kingdom.
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Postby David George on Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:49 am

Yes wild bananas have seeds .Here in India I have a banana plant which always gives only fruits with really small seeds.
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Postby MrMistery on Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:20 pm

Here you go, problem solved.
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