Re: Seeds being sold for seedless Bananas?
To cover the question of whether edible bananas can produce the seeds, the answer is yes, but will many exceptions. Only certain varieties will set seed, and these seeds will produce plants completely different from the mother. They are difficult to germinate and often require many attempts. The purpose is entirely for breeding. Propagation of edible bananas by seed would be extraordinarily time consuming, expensive and ineffective as you would not be able to produce varieties true from seed.
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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.
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