Re: [aroid-l] Anchomanes

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.10.04 at 05:05:54(9490) I myself have sown them without the berry itself. There are contradictory rumours about this. Some say that the berry flesh contains germination inhibitors. Others say it contains natural fungicides. I know, this doesn't help but to answer Paul, I am really not aware of scientific papers dealing with this. Is there somebody on this list that may provide references to this item? I have sown Amorphs with and without berry flesh and never noticed any relevant difference. The one fear I would have is that when the flesh rots and we're talking large seeds with big embryos or lots of endosperm, rotting is likely to be a danger. Therefore I removed the flesh of the Anchomanes seeds. But it is all a bit conjectural. Glad to hear, though, that the seeds seem to be arriving. Cheerio, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Harry Witmore > Verzonden: vrijdag 4 oktober 2002 1:53 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] Anchomanes > > > I just received my seeds from Wilbert(Thank You, Thank You) > and wanted to > ask one question. Should they be treated like Amorph seeds? I > planted the > entire berry lat time and wondered if I should have removed > them from the > berry. I don't think this has been a topic before. I searched > all of my > notes and turned up nothing. I do know they are sometimes > slow to germinate. > > Harry Witmore > Cloud Jungle Art > www.witmore.net > > > > >

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