Use of stored/frozen pollen.

From: ju-bo at msn.com (ju-bo at msn.com) on 2008.06.07 at 11:27:45(17786) ---------------------------------------- > From: bill.weaver at hp.com > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:25:48 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] A. titanum at UC Berkeley's Botanical Garden Dear Bill (and all involved in the production of fruit in this fantastic accomplishment/event!), I don`t know why this most important note on aroid reproduction seemed to have ''slipped through the cracks'', but I put it aside to talk about it on week ends when I have more time. There is a paper published on the freezing and refrigeration of mainly Amorphophallus sps. pollen, and the times that it remained viable when thawed and then used--for the life of me I can`t locate it at this moment. This report of A. titanum pollen from Bill`s baby ''Trudy'' which had been kept frozen at -80 deg. F for that length of time, and which was sucessfully thawed and then used to produce that magnificent infructesence at UC Berkeley certainly would be good material for a short note in Aroideana! Think about it, Bill! Aroid folks like Bonaventura might get info. from an article like that. Julius +More > The 'baby daddy' for Titania was Trudy (my baby) that bloomed in 2005. The pollen was stored > in a DNA freezer on the Berkeley campus at -80 F until Titania bloomed in 2007. Several of > the larger fruits have been harvested and the seeds sprouted. Each fruit had from 1 to 3 > seeds in it. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ju-bo at msn.com > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:59 AM > To: Discussion of aroids > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] A. titanum at UC Berkeley's Botanical Garden > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 21:07:27 +0800 > > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > > From: gcyao at mydestiny.net > > Subject: [Aroid-l] A. titanum at UC Berkeley's Botanical Garden > > Dear George, > > Thanks for sharing these remarkable photos with all of us. It is amazing to see an infructesence of this rare species in cultivation surrounded by a ''security wall'' for its protection! Jim Symon would be SO proud to see his ''grandkids'' (or "great-grandkids"?) developing, actually they look NEARLY ripe! > A question---does anyone know where the pollen was obtained to ''do the deed'' on this plant?? In other words, who is the ''baby daddy'' to these fruits! > > The Best, > > Julius > > > Hello everyone, > > > > First of all, thank you Tom Vincze, Dan Levin, Tsuh Yang, and Jason > > Stone for your response to my query about good nurseries in California. > > > > I didn't find any, but I did go to the UC Berkeley's botanical garden. > > I couldn't make it to the plant sale but I was able to see the A. > > titanum in fruit on display there. > > > > Attached are photos to share with you. > > > > Note that it was under lock and key, and FYI, closely guarded by a > > closed-circuit security camera. The 2nd photo shows a close-up of the fruits. > > > > George Yao > > Metro-Manila > > Philippines > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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