Seed set patterns in East African cooking bananas (Musa spp.) are dependent on weather before, during and after pollination KU Leuven
Seed set in banana is influenced by weather but the most critical weather attribute(s) and the critical period are unknown. We therefore investigated influence of weather during floral development for a better perspective seed set increase. Three East African Highland Cooking bananas (EAHBs) were pollinated with wild banana ‘Calcutta 4’. At full maturity, bunches were harvested, ripened, and seeds extracted from fruit pulp. Seed set per 100 ...