Re: HYB: the toothpick thing
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: HYB: the toothpick thing
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 22:35:54 -0700 (MST)
Tom Tadfor Little wrote:
> (For most of my hybridizing career, I used the anther itself as an
> applicator. But when I started working with tiny pumila anthers and plants
> with scarce pollen, I supplemented that with a brush. It would be nice to
> use something that doesn't involve worrying whether the brush is properly
> cleaned between crosses.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Tom Tadfor Little telp@Rt66.com
Tom,
What I do is use tweezers. When you remove the anther from a flower try
to position the anther so the tip (either side) is just barely in the
tweezers and aligned in the same direction. Press down and clamp on the
anther and use the tweezers as an extension to pollinate the other
flower. Any pollen that may remain on the tweezers can easily be rubbed
off.
Rick Tasco
Superstiton Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
