Thanks for all the replies!
As odd as it seems, we're trying to keep bananas from rotting once they've been picked. One of our experiments is to cut the stem and place it in water (like a flower). As an adaptation to that experiment, I thought we might put some kind of plant food (like sugar) in the water and see what happened. My thinking is that this might allow the banana to respirate while using the sugar from the water instead of its own.
Thanks again!
Gene & James
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