[Aroid-l] Aroid breeding problems

From: Brian Williams <pugturd at alltel.net> on 2009.01.04 at 22:35:51(18859) I have been working on breeding aroids for many years now. I have found 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? +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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