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Old 10-06-2017, 10:57 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ?

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a licensed PGR.
Can you be more vague?

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does any one have or know of any research dealing with ethlyne gas to force blooming with bananas / I know it works with pineapple but haven't found anything on bananas in my zone early blooming is a have to to get mature fruit
No, but an ethylene precursor, Ethephon, has been used to hasten ripening of banana fruit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethephon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RZBYC2...4RZBYC25203320

The effects of ethephon on the ripening of Vietnamese Latundan bananas(Musa sapientum) - - ScopeMed.org - Deposit for Medical Articles

Typically, ethylene or Ethephon will cause early senescence of leaves in many plants but I don't know the exact effect on musa plants.
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