RE: Propogation of Amorphophallus from Petiole Tissue

From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at vkc.nl> on 1999.04.09 at 13:57:46(3252) King here! Yes, Julius story has been repeated here. I also once had a broken leaf and the petiole regenerated a tuber at the base and is now growing fine. Mind you, I am sure not all species will do this but the ones with very turgid petioles will (and now all of you wann know which ones I mean, huh? Well, figure it out yourselves...... I am not going to demolish all leaves that are up now.....). Gijs' story is remarkable but represents the same phenomenon. Stress apparently can induce tuber generation. Who knows, Gijs, maybe these are retrotransposons that are activated by stress and do their thing........(this was just showing-off with terms.......). Cheers all, Wilbert +More > ---------- > From: Julius Boos[SMTP:ju-bo@email.msn.com] > Reply To: aroid-l@mobot.org > Sent: donderdag 8 april 1999 15:46 > To: hetter@vkc.nl > Subject: Re: Propogation of Amorphophallus from Petiole Tissue > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Burns > To: ju-bo@msn.com > Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 10:21 PM > Subject: Propogation of Amorphophallus from Petiole Tissue > > > >We have periodically discussed the propogation of Amorphophallus > titanum > (I believe) from leaf tissue. Has anyone tried this with tissue from > petioles of any of the A. species? > > Don< > > Dear Don, > My friend Bobby Mc Gehe here in W.P.B. called me and showed me an > Amorphophallus Sp. that had re-generated after it`s petiole had > accidently > broken off cleanly about 1" above the tuber, he had just stuck the > petiole > back into his potting medium, and it rooted. It MAY have been A, > albispathus, but I can not be sure. I believe I wrote to 'King > Amorphohallus' Wilbert and reported it at the time, but again can not > be > sure! This was several years ago. > Cheers, > Julius > > > Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b > > > > > >

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