Re: A. konjac (was: Contractile Roots)

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1997.09.12 at 01:52:34(1235) Dear Rand, Amorphophallus konjac has been in cultivation as a food crop since very ancient times by the Asians. Most plants cultivated for such a long time lose their wild characteristics and start to behave oddly. You should never trust a food crop! Best wishes, Eduardo. +More On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Rand Nicholson wrote: > A. konjac must be the clown of the Amophophallus tribe. One I have had for > years has acted in decidedly odd ways. I won't get into all that again, > except to say that after some rough times, this year I believe it has > decided to split into two. If you can go by top growth, then one of the > tubers will be almost the same size as the original and the other close to > it. > > Or maybe it just decided to put out two leaf petioles from one tuber? I > have given up second guessing this one. It is still in its pot; we'll see.

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