Re: OT-BIO Andrew Wheeler + questions
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: OT-BIO Andrew Wheeler + questions
- From: M* T* <t*@flash.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 12:30:18 -0700 (MST)
Andrew Wheeler wrote:
> Hi everyone, I have finally got around to subscribing instead of depending
> on others for the prints of the proceedings on the Iris-l...
Hi Andrew, welcome to the iris-l. I think you'll like it here on the list.
> I have an upcoming semester project in an economic botany class
> and I thought it might be appropriate to do conduct a study involving
> irises. One of my ideas was to attempt to convert Enfant Prodige (HUBER
> 93? 94?) to tetraploid in hopes of establishing fertility by treating the
> meristem with either colchicine or oryzalin.
I personally have no experience with colchicine...but there was some
discussion in August '97 about it...the topic was HYB: Colchicine & the
Triploid Route. You can look that up in the archives.
Anyway, I think you'll find alot of help and many new friends on our list.
Welcome.
--Rusty
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