introduction and colchicine
Martin.Zevenbergen@ALGEM.PT.WAU.NL
Fri, 06 Jan 1995 11:46:03 +0100 (CET)
Hello everybody,
I didn't post anything on the list yet, so I will introduce myself first:
My name is Martin Zevenbergen from The Netherlands, I'm growing cp's for
almost 10 years with some interruptions. On the moment I'm not very active
except some cp's on the windowsill at my work. (Drosera capensis, hamiltonii,
dielsiana, intermedia, spathulata and Utricularia alpina)
I work at the department of Plant taxonomy from the Agricultural University
in Wageningen as laboratory assistant.
Some days ago somebody (I don't remember who) was talking about colchicine,
presumably to make tetraploids out of (normal) diploids. Well, if you want to
buy this stuff, you can also order it at any big chemical company like Sigma
or Merck. They have affiliates in many countries all over the world. If you
want to have an adress, you can ask me.
When you are going to use it, I have to give you a warning because it's
really very poisonous, and you need to take some precautions like gloves,
(dust mask), labcoat.
Good luck,
Martin Zevenbergen