Re: abnormal flowers

From: DBurch2345 at aol.com on 2000.03.31 at 00:08:53(4278) Claire - it used to be fairly common to see abnormalities in commercial spath crops that came from tissue culture, but in recent years I haven't seen that as a problem too often. It is always a possibility with micropropagation, however. +More I should check back with your supplier to see if there have been any other reports of instability in the cultures of this particular cultivar. Nothing to do for this crop, if that is the case, but for next time,switch to another variety that is stable. Your fumigant could also be the culprit, although I haven't heard of other problems with it. Try your supplier on that, too. They should be properly grateful if you are pointing out a problem with the product before it turns into a benlate ! I know that this is an "ivory tower" response, and doesn't help your immediate problem - I just hope that you are finding only a few plants in your crop with the bad flowers. Derek.

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