VFT pollination

From: kamikaze (011114@hillstrath.on.ca)
Date: Tue Jan 27 1998 - 08:15:13 PST 

Date:          Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:15:13 -0400
From: "kamikaze" <011114@hillstrath.on.ca>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg362$foo@default>
Subject:       VFT pollination

Dear list,

I was wondering if pollen from "shark teeth" VFT was transferred to a
normal VFT plant, what would the offspring look like? I have heard
that inbreeding in animals is detrimental and increases suseptibility
to diseases, would this be the case with plants also? I know that
many plants are often self pollinated, would this make the offspring
plants weaker? Many plants try to avoid self pollination...maybe for
this very reason.

thanks
adwait

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