What's BAP
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: What's BAP
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:23:27 EDT
Good morning, Sammy:
BAP is a natural plant hormone which stimulates the active growth of the
axial dormant bud in hosta. In another words, it is an alternative to tissue
culture, rossing, or zumbarizing for the serious home hostaholic.
BAP is the chemical shorthand for N6-benzylaminopurine or benzyladenine (BA)
which is the same chemical by another name. BAP is sold through chemical
companies, Research Organics, for example, in powder form, 1 000ppm or 10
000ppm solutions. It is commercially sold as BAP-10 (100 000ppm) and is
available through two suppliers.
In the last hosta journal, Dr. Ed Elslager wrote two articles on BAP usage as
well as the resurrection of 'Galaxy', I believe. Ed just completed a course
on the use of BAP at the last Hosta College.
Hope this helps to answer your question...Hostally,
Rich Horowitz
Stoughton MA
z5
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