permaculture

[David Webb <host@bioponic.com>]

>The results from tissue culture are inconclusive as yet although as time
>passes I get more clustering of hints that there is something missing from
>the cloning which comes home in due time. There are reports that cloned trees
>may not have the same structural qualities as non-cloned.
>
>To make evaluations effectively and convincingly is probably one of those
>areas where one would need significant funds and extensive sets of equipment
>to get a reasonable perspective. I notice that funds and equipment are not
>common among permaculture people, however.
>
>Why not just go out among the cloned varieties and ask them what they think?
>Not as wild an idea as most will suspect.
>
>Milo Clark
>Berkeley CA USA

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Milo & Group:
Pass on your tissue culture question to Dr. David Stelly at Texas A&M...I
think he'll be able to run with it a bit farther.

"David M. Stelly" <monosom@tamu.edu>

Regards,

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