Re: question
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- Subject: Re: question
- From: "* C* <j*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 01:43:00 -0600 (MDT)
Jeff Walters wrote:
>Bumblebees (and all other stinging Hymenoptera) seem to be particularly
abundant around here (unlike Australia, apparently? - but then, I
believe we are less well supplied with venomous snakes).
Right on both counts Jeff. I killed 3 southern brown snakes last summer,
none this year (yet!)
>..the quantity of pollen placed on the stigmatic lip in hand
pollination is so massive compared to what a bee would deposit that
there is little probability of contamination of crosses.
I know I'm being pedantic, but my question was how can you tell? I have
succesfully produced seeds with very little pollen. If the Pollen I use
has low fertility the bee's pollen can still 'do the job' as far as I
can see. Any botanists out there?
Jan Clark
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