Re: hybrids and correction
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: hybrids and correction
- From: B* R*
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 22:36:19 -0400
Joe why don't you and Ben take this pissing contest off line.
At 11:10 PM 10/20/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>Ben:
>
>>By the way I made a mistake yesterday, I investigated the DNA of
>>seedlings of Amber Tiara x Minuteman not ventricosa x Minuteman.
>
>Unless Minuteman is a tetraploid I doubt that you can distinguish the
>difference between the DNA content of Amber tiara and Minuteman using
>a flow cytometer. To say that the seedlings are NOT hybrids because
>the seedling have the DNA content of the pod parent is absolute BAD
>science at its worse. There is so little difference in the DNA
>content of different hosta species that I doubt that you can actually
>measure the difference with the CRUDE method you are using. A flow
>cytometer is useful for seperating diploids, triploids and
>tetrapoloids, but NOT for the purposes you are using it for. Ben, you
>have already amply demonstrated that you know nothing about botany;
>why do you insist in continuing to demonstrating you don't know
>anything about botany?
>
>If you are going to make claims like this, then please give us the
>actual figures for the DNA content of the parents and the seedlings
>along with the standard deviation of the results. Did you even
>actually do the measurements? Maybe that is why you won't give us any
>figures!
>
>Ben, you may fool some of the people on this robin, but there are some
>of us on this robin who do actually know something about botany and
>hostas and how to do GOOD science and you aren't going to fool us.
>It's time for you, Ben, to put up or shut up!
>
>Joe Halinar
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Butch Ragland So. Indiana zone 5
"Conflict is as addictive as nicotine, alcohol, drugs, etc.
I'm sorry to report that cooperation is not."
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