Re: HYB: Colchicine & the Triploid Route
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- Subject: Re: HYB: Colchicine & the Triploid Route
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:20:53 -0600 (MDT)
On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
> Hi Walter!
> You write (27 Aug 97):
> > How well do the (LA) tets take cold weather?
>
> I don't know about LAs, but from limited observations here, it appears that
> tetraploid SIBs are much less sensitive to the relatively high pH levels
> than are the diploids.
>
> Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
> cwalters@cache.net
>
I am thinking about tossing the entire lot of tet. La's because
they are cold sensitive and get killed back after growth starts in the
spring. They are in a bog, and I have heard that tets. perform better in
'upland' culture. Can anybody verify?
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8