Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid breeding problems

From: agrsuw at ku.ac.th on 2009.01.05 at 08:40:17(18862) It is called "Cross incompatibility". It doesn't occur in all aroids, but a few species. Pollination with mix pollen might help in some case. Delay pollination (pollinate toward the end of anthesis time just before the stigma surface no longer sticky) might worth a try. Quoting Brian Williams : > I have been working on breeding aroids for many years now. I have found +More > a few species that show some very interesting traits that I am looking > to work with. These aroids are self fertile but if I add pollen from a > different similar species it never takes. I remember having similar > problems with Amorphophallus bulbifer. What is the cause of this and why > is the pollen unable to take? It really does not make much sense to me > sense the plant is fertile and able to receive it's own pollen. I would > think that a similar species would easily cross with it. Is their any > way around this barricade? > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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