Re: implants as a means for crossing Musa
What you describe will not work with bananas or any plants. The closest low-tech version is grafting (which does not work with bananas), generally there is no exchange of genetic material between rootstock and scion in grafts, but it has been documented, though the result is far from a hybrid. The hi-tech version of what you describe is called protoplast fusion, which is possible, but very difficult and requires not only lots of lab equipment, but great skill and lots of luck.
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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.
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