[pbs] Doug's Self-pollination strategy
Jacob Knecht
sabepafronta at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 28 04:41:55 EST 2007
Doug,
That's a remarkable technique! Have you raised
seedlings that bloom true from this method?
This is very exciting for me because I own only single
clones my rare Haemanthus and they are very reluctant
to set any seed when self pollinated.
Aloha,
Jacob Knecht
Honolulu, Hawai`i
--- Doug Westfall <eagle85 at flash.net> wrote:
> > Alberto,
>
> The system is rather easy.
>
> Take the pollen from a "related" flower (in this
> case, another
> Hippeastrum), place it in a micro-wave for 20
> seconds (this kills the
> reproductive properties of the "donor" pollen), mix
> it with the pollen
> of the flower that you wish to produce seeds. Apply
> the mixed pollen
> to the desired flower and it will cause the flower
> to receive its own
> pollen.
>
> Now this seems a little fantastic, but it was
> recommended to me, I
> tried it on Sprekelia howardii and it worked. I had
> tried for several
> years to pollinate Sprekelia howardii without
> success. Since I am not a
> Botanist of a geneticist, that is all that I can
> tell you - it worked.
>
> It is certainly worth a try! Give it a go and let me
> know if it works
> for you. I will be trying it again this year.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Doug
>
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