Does the production of bananas (and other fruits) depend on birds fertilizing seeds?

Question

Does the production of bananas (and other fruits) depend on birds fertilizing seeds?

Answer 1

[1] No. By the time you have a seed, pollination (fertilization) has already occurred:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilisati...

[2] Domesticated bananas are actually vegetatively propagated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas#Cul...

[3] Birds, in general, are less important pollinators than bees, flies and wasps. That said, there are some plant species that rely predominantly on bird pollination.

Answer 2

Short answer NO.  

Very few plants depend on birds for pollination.  

Seeds are already fertile, the result of pollination.  Birds are important in the spreading of seeds to new areas.

Bananas, however have such small seeds that most growth is via the root system, fruit production depends primarily on pollination by insects or wind.  Much of what we eat depends of bees for pollination, other insects contribute, but bees do the majority of the work for plants that do not depend of the wind for pollination.