Aril/Arilbred Germination Practices

Tom writes:

>>  When I surveyed aril/arilbred hybridizers for the ASI Yearbook a couple
years ago, I was a little surprised to learn that almost all of them
germinate seeds the old-fashioned way: stick them in the ground and
wait.

This sounds reasonable to me, because few people are now working with the types
of crosses that really benefit from embryo culture.  I've had good luck with
inground planting of some types, but others have required forced germination
techniques.

But I'm still curious.  Tom -- were you able to detect any differences between
the practices of aril hybridizers and arilbred hybridizers?


Sharon McAllister 	
Southern New Mexico
73372. 1745 @compuserve.com
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