Gabe15

There are many species of wild bananas (around 70 and counting), more are being discovered all of the time. These plants are seeded and what people generally consider ornamental. Edible bananas, what most of us are most familiar with, are usually the results of thousands of years of farmer selection and cultivation and are called "landraces" (Landrace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). There are modern hybrid bananas (such as the FHIA series) which are made by conventional cross pollination between various fertile varieties (not all bananas are able to be used in breeding). Lab made bananas are rarer to come by, very few are commonly available and most are still in the testing stage. 'Super Dwarf Cavendish' however is the result of radiation induced mutation, and 'Little Prince' is the result of unintentional mutation in the tissue culture process, so both of these varieties may be considered "lab made" but maybe not in the way you would imagine.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.