Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid breeding problems

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.01.05 at 10:22:26(18863) Dear Brian, Because GOD--and some aroid freaks around (I GUESS I am one of them) don`t like hybrids!  :--) Seriously, I`m certain that others will explain the ''whys'' of this ''reluctance'' of a ''good'' species to ''reject'' the pollen of another seemingly related species, but if there were not these ''barricades'' would`nt you think that pretty soon there would only be ONE species "left standing"? Julius > Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 17:35:51 -0500 > From: pugturd@alltel.net HTML +More > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > Subject: [Aroid-l] Aroid breeding problems > > 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? > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --_995bf3bb-abaf-4d45-9316-a751b25f0d65_----==============‘47930300802619879=

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