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Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] storage of Dracontium tubercles
> My experience:
>
> - they do not dry out too easily but on the other hand many seem to go
into
> a coma, irrespective of how you treat them
> - I keep them on the dormant mother-tuber as long as possible
> - I put them in soil immediately after separating, not necessarily as wet
as
> when they are growing
> - I check regularly whether they are waking up
> - the net result is usually that only some 20 - 30 % of them decides to
wake
> up (sometimes even less)
>
> So, the result is not overwhelming but I think that is innate to
Dracontium
> tubercles. Maybe that's why so many are produced. Strangely enough, with
the
> tubercles of the Dracontium ally Pycnospatha, the results are much
> better.....
>
> Cheerio,
> Wilbert
>
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu
> > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Scott Taylor
> > Verzonden: dinsdag 18 november 2003 23:00
> > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] storage of Dracontium tubercles
> >
> >
> > Hello: Can someone advise me on the best method for storage
> > of tubercles of
> > Dracontium? Should they be stored dry, on in soil? And in
> > general, how
> > many will germinate and is this on the same 'schedule' as the
> > main tuber?
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> > D. Scott Taylor, Ph.D.
> > Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program
> > Central Region Land Manager
> > 5560 North US Highway 1
> > Melbourne, FL 32940
> > tel: 321.255.4466
> > FAX: 321.255.4499
> > email: staylor@brevardparks.com
> >
> >
>
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