Re: Colchicine - an alternative?



John Montgomerywrote
>I have noticed that colchicine still seems to be the chemical of choice for
>inducing tetraploidy in irises. During the past few years, most lily
>hybridizers have changed to using oryzalin. It is reported to be both
>considerably safer and more effective.
>I am enclosing a copy of a paper by Dr. Arthur Evans from a recent yearbook
>of the North American Lily Society in tne hope that it may be of interest to
>iris hybridizers. The techniques would require modification but it may be
>worth pursuing.

Fascinating stuff and it sounds so easy and relatively non-life threatening.
 Can anybody make suggestions on how best to modify the lily receipe to  use
on irises?

Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
hmm - for some reason, AOL is posting my replies to individuals today, rather
than to the entire iris list
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