[Aroid-l] Varigated ZZ`s and more.

From: gcyao at mydestiny.net (George Yao) on 2007.10.29 at 11:22:00(16624) Julius, I believe Thailand has a facility for irradiation that induces variegation. I have also heard that tissue culture can induce variegation, like, for example, some of the variegated bananas that has been coming out. George Yao +More Metro-Manila Philippines At 10/29/2007 01:04 AM, you wrote: > From : Ken Mosher >Reply-To : Discussion of aroids >Sent : Sunday, October 28, 2007 3:19 PM >To : Discussion of aroids >Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Forms of ZZ plant -thanks + a tissue culture >question > > >Dear Ken, > >Thanks for the info:, from what I`ve heard, there is "something" going on >with this "varigated" kick, all sorts of plants are popping up in a >varigated form. A friend hinted to me that there is a process being used >to induce this varigation in MANY plants, just recently I heard of a couple >plants of varigated Philodendron goeldii for sale in Asia, and even in other >plant families way too many varigated cultivars are turning up for it just >to be by chance. >Does anyone have any info. on this?? > >The Best, > >Julius > > >>The very expensive Zamioculcas for sale at the IAS show was variegated. >That's why it was $100. There were several rooted cuttings in each >plastic sleeve and there were two available for sale. > >-Ken Mosher -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: 10/28/2007 1:58 PM

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