Re: N. tobaica

Andreas Wistuba (A.Wistuba@DKFZ-Heidelberg.DE)
Wed, 19 Oct 1994 10:39:48 GMT+1

> At our CP meeting last evening, some members commented that
> N.tobaica was particularly hard to strike cuttings from. It seems
> that most cuttings fail to root and success is the exception
> rather than the rule. Has anyone out there in electron land had
> any success striking cuttings of N.tobaica? I'd like to hear from
> you.
>
> Cheers from a place where water is becomming very scarce
> Terry
>

I have the same problem with N. tobaica and a few others. That's the
main reason I was always short of N. tobaica. Keeping the cuttings as
dry as possible and the cut-site out of the soil sometimes helps a
little.
Andreas Wistuba; Mudauer Ring 227; 68259 Mannheim; Germany
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