Much safer then colchicine. Use with same care as using household
chemicals such as bleach. Safer then bleach actually.
Chuck Chapman
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Zera <zera@umich.edu>
To: iris-species <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Jan 4, 2014 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: inducing tetraploidy
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I've thought about trying theÂOryzalin method, but I don't feel that
safe playing with chemicals either. The EPA says it's basically
nontoxic to humans when ingested, but is a probable carcinogen when
exposed chronically.
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/0186fact.pdf
Sean Z
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
wrote:
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a non-iris friend sent me this link:Â
http://members.tripod.com/h_syriacus/tetraploidy.htm
it's filled with many familiar names! but those email addresses look a
bit out-of-date. ;-)
oh, and the daylily guy already wrote back. he told me "nope", he
doesn't mess with that stuff either.
Dennis in Cincinnati
