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  • From: Jason MacArthur <rotread@localnet.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Hand pollination
  • Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 06:15:41 -0400

Due to the cool and rainy weather rut that we in New England are stuck in, I am going to try hand pollinating in my apple orchard this year. I got some good directions off of the Midwest Apple Improvement Association website, but I am left with one question. I have collected the anthers I wish to use for pollinating, and they are in storage. However, what I actually want to put on the flower is not anthers but pollen, correct? Do the anthers release pollen as they dry? Does anyone have any experience with this stage who can set me straight as to how to go from anther to pollen? Thank you, and I hope everyone else is getting better weather for pollination than we are!

Jason MacArthur
Marlboro, Vt.
Zone 4b





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