Answersering ploidy questions


As my answers to Andrew were drowned in the reply I give them  again
here separately 
If ventricosa (41pg)  crosses with another tetraploid plant like some  
Fortuneis (51)The tetraploid offspring will have 1/2 ( 41+ 51) = 46pg. 
If ventricosa crosses with a diploid plant let say sieboldiana (25pg)  
the  triploid ofspring will have 1/2 (41+25)=33 pg 
So this excludes ventricosa as a parent for S&S (39) 
If we cross a tetraploid fortunei like some Patriots with a diploid  
sieboldiana, the triploid offspring will have 1/2 ( 51+ 25) = 38 pg so  
this is most likely. 

I did not ask for a full transcript of my article on ploidy, but just
mentioning  
the fact that an article has appeared would have been nice 
) 
diploid  hosta: 2x = 2n = 60 chromosomes 
tetraploid Hosta 2n=4x=120 
Flow cytometry doen not give chromsome numbers but the amount  
of DNA so I can only say that the amount of DNA is twice as high  
suggesting a tetraploid For the amount of DNA the C is used So  
8C means 8 times as much DNA as in the gamete ( =C). 
> 
As Jim said polyploidy in tc is fairly rare An explanation for the  
slow growing ones could be : selection for plants adapted to tc but  
doing bad in real life This will happen  especially if a tc culture is  
not refreshed regularly  

All roots in hosta are adventitious roots Divisions or new shoots are  
 like ( very short in the case of hosta)branches in a tree 




Ben J.M.Zonneveld
Clusius lab pobox 9505
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
mintemp-16C(5F)
Zonneveld@RULbim.LeidenUniv.NL
Fax: 31-71-5274999
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