A. erythrorrhachis hybrid may be 'taking'

From: "Weaver, Bill" <bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2009.07.11 at 01:15:33(19490) I pollinated my A. erythrorrhachis with pollen from A. gigas. It seems to be 'taking'. Anybody know how big the berries are supposed to get? Bill HTML +More --_000_28113A0489833849A1CF9EC16F42154351F3068EF6GVW1097EXBame_-- --_004_28113A0489833849A1CF9EC16F42154351F3068EF6GVW1097EXBame_

From: "Christopher Rogers" <crogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2009.07.11 at 01:55:03(19491) Awesome! I would expect them to be as big as normal A. erythrorrachis, since it is the female structure. But as soon as they finish changing colour and start softening, I would plant them. Neat, Bill! D. Christopher Rogers HTML +More Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist ((,///////////=======< EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1.530.383.4798 P.O. Box 4098 Davis, CA 95616 USA ŸInvertebrate Taxonomy ŸEndangered Species ŸEcological Studies ŸBioassessment ŸInvasive Species ŸPlankton ŸPhycology IDAHO ∙ CALIFORNIA ∙ MISSOURI ∙ PENNSYLVANIA ∙ ONTARIO WWW.ECOANALYSTS.COM ∙ ECO@ECOANALYSTS.COM From: Weaver, Bill [mailto:bill.weaver@hp.com] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 6:16 PM To: 'Christopher Rogers'; Albert M Huntington; Dan Levin; Paul Licht Cc: 'aroid-l@gizmoworks.com' Subject: A. erythrorrhachis hybrid may be 'taking' I pollinated my A. erythrorrhachis with pollen from A. gigas. It seems to be 'taking'. Anybody know how big the berries are supposed to get? Bill Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.9/2229 - Release Date: 07/10/09 07:05:00 ------=_NextPart_000_0110_01CA018F.EF5078E0 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --==============944615814935686610==--

From: "Weaver, Bill" <bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2009.07.11 at 05:56:57(19492)  How big is normal for A. erythrorrachis? From: Christopher Rogers HTML +More [mailto:crogers@ecoanalysts.com] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 6:55 PM To: Weaver, Bill; 'Albert M Huntington'; 'Dan Levin'; 'Paul Licht' Cc: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: RE: A. erythrorrhachis hybrid may be 'taking' Awesome! I would expect them to be as big as normal A. erythrorrachis, since it is the female structure. But as soon as they finish changing colour and start softening, I would plant them. Neat, Bill! D. Christopher Rogers Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist ((,///////////======

From: "Weaver, Bill" <bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2009.07.11 at 06:00:51(19493) I'll have to give you some, I don't have the room.... :-) -----Original Message----- From: Paul Licht [mailto:plicht@berkeley.edu] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 6:34 PM To: Weaver, Bill +More Cc: 'Christopher Rogers'; Albert M Huntington; Dan Levin; 'aroid-l@gizmoworks.com' Subject: Re: A. erythrorrhachis hybrid may be 'taking' Bill I wouldn't worry about size of berries. Once they get good and orange and kind of soft, I would harvest. I hope you'll give us some to try. Paul Paul Licht, Director Univ. California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu Weaver, Bill wrote: > I pollinated my A. erythrorrhachis with pollen from A. gigas. It seems > to be 'taking'. Anybody know how big the berries are supposed to get? > > Bill > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Christopher Rogers" <CRogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2009.07.11 at 12:40:30(19495) I really do not know, since I have yet to add this species to my collection. I was thinking about your fruits further; when they do ripen you may want to pick one at random and cut it transversely in half to see if there is an actual embryo inside. Like Paul (and Yoda) said size matters not. When the fruits are ripe they will probably be bright red (some species are blue), they will get a little mushy, and start dropping off. Happy days! D. Christopher Rogers HTML +More Invertebrate Ecologist Telephone: 530.383.4798 EcoAnalysts, Inc. PO Box 4098 Davis, CA 95616 USA From: Weaver, Bill [mailto:bill.weaver@hp.com] Sent: Fri 10-Jul-09 10:56 PM To: Christopher Rogers; 'Albert M Huntington'; 'Dan Levin'; 'Paul Licht' Cc: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: RE: A. erythrorrhachis hybrid may be 'taking' How big is normal for A. erythrorrachis? From: Christopher Rogers [mailto:crogers@ecoanalysts.com] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 6:55 PM To: Weaver, Bill; 'Albert M Huntington'; 'Dan Levin'; 'Paul Licht' Cc: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: RE: A. erythrorrhachis hybrid may be 'taking' Awesome! I would expect them to be as big as normal A. erythrorrachis, since it is the female structure. But as soon as they finish changing colour and start softening, I would plant them. Neat, Bill! D. Christopher Rogers Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist ((,///////////=======

From: Brian Williams <pugturd at windstream.net> on 2009.07.11 at 15:55:44(19496) Once the berries turn all orange and are soft you should squeeze them out clean them in water and plant them up. I usually put seedlings in a humidity chamber until they have their first leaves. I have tried a few crosses with Amorphophallus and I have gotten berries several times in most cases for me though the berries are highly deformed just non existent. I am sure hybrids are possible it can be a big let down when all your big nice berries are empty. I have counted my chickens several times on these a little to early. +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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