Re: cloning irises
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: cloning irises
- From: T* T* L* <t*@rt66.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:04:02 -0700 (MST)
Sharon Ruck asks
:Can irises be cloned?
Well, the short and silly answer is "Yes". That's what you do when you
plant one, wait three years, dig it up, and give away the increases.
As for the more high-tech sort of cloning, aka "tissue culture" this is
possible with irises, but I suspect it is not deemed economically viable.
Irises are relatively cheap, increase well, and aren't that popular. [Tom
quickly ducks under the computer table]
:
:However, would you not be able to then have many, many plants of guaranteed
:parentage, ie: same plant..? Is this good or bad for business?
As I alluded to, this is actually the current state of affairs. Each named
variety is a clone, and all plants are identical.
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Iris-L list owner * USDA zone 5/6 * AIS region 23
Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA)
Telperion Productions http://www.rt66.com/~telp/
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