Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 06:01:29 -0700 From: "Edward Read" <ay080@lafn.org> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2960$foo@default> Subject: Re: N. bicalcarata seed
Hello Stevan and all, Waiting for seeds to mature can be long and
frustrating, but the rewards are worth it. I pollinated the
flowers of the N. bicalcarata at California State Univerity at
Fullerton. Both parents originated from R. Cantley many years
ago. It took over two months for the seed to mature. The
process may have been prolonged by my bagging the flowers with
womens nylon (pantyhose) fabric before and after pollination.
Literally thousands of seeds were produced, over half were
donated. I observed a 90+% germination rate in vitro. Here is
what I wrote in my notes: 9/20/99 - N. bicalcarata almost
ready for pollination again. 12/10/99 - seed pods developing
(every flower, even on those I did not bag and pollinate,
therefore there are pollinators in the greenhouse, good thing I
bagged the flowers well before they opened). 2/8/00 -pods still
green, opened one to find seeds developed but nucleus is yellow
and seed coat white. 3/11/00 - several pods opening. Nylon
crowded, maybe I should change to a more open weaved fabric.
Well, as you can read, I never recorded the days I pollinated
the flowers. It was somewhere between 9/20/99 and 12/00/99. I
kept the bags covered the entire time because I feared the seed
falling to the floor while I was away on vacation.
Good Luck and have patience, Ed Read tissueculture@yahoo.com
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