Re: Re: HYB: Storing pollen

90% rubbing alcohol so it drys quickly.



-----Original Message-----
>From: autmirislvr@aol.com
>Sent: May 26, 2008 4:48 AM
>To: iris@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [iris] Re: HYB: Storing pollen
>
>Paul,
>
>What do you use to sterilize the paint brush between crosses?
>
>
><<Sometimes with the anthers that are loaded with extensive amounts of 
>pollen the
>pollen falls off in the tube and I can pick it up with a small paint 
>brush or
>simply dump it out of the tube (carefuly) onto the stigma.>>
>
>Betty
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Archer <pharcher@mindspring.com>
>To: iris@hort.net
>Sent: Sun, 25 May 2008 10:50 pm
>Subject: Re: [iris] Re: HYB: Storing pollen
>
>
>
>Yes, I have and have gotten a couple of pods on crosses in previous 
>years that I
>had been trying to get for a while since blooming times weren't in sync.
>
>My only issue with using the anthers this way is that they are brittle. 
>Using
>tweezers to manipulate them on the stimatic lips is difficult and I end 
>up using
>3 or 4 anthers on one flower to make sure I get enough pollen on there.
>Sometimes with the anthers that are loaded with extensive amounts of 
>pollen the
>pollen falls off in the tube and I can pick it up with a small paint 
>brush or
>simply dump it out of the tube (carefuly) onto the stigma.
>
>Also, I would recommend using silca gel in some sort of sealed mini 
>package or
>pre-portioned form. Loose silica gel is just very messy and can get 
>into your
>pollen.
>
>Here's a link where you can purchase various forms and sizes of 
>dessicants as
>well as humidity cards to indicate the humidity level inside your 
>container
>before you put it in the freezer. Also so you can make sure your 
>dessicant has
>been thourougly dried enough before you use it. As indicated on the 
>website
>this seller also sells on eBay if you care.
>
>I have not purchased any of these items from this company so I cannot 
>attest to
>the anything about this company. However, I had managed to collect some 
>similar
>items used in prescription bottles I had gotten and liked using the 
>packets much
>better than the loose crystals. In the future I plan to order from 
>them. Of
>course you can do your own search and see what you find. It's simply a 
>starting
>place.
>
>http://www.jakesmp.net/CSD_Silica_Gel/CSD_Silica_004_M.html
>
>
>Paul Archer
>Raleigh, NC Zone 8
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
>>Sent: May 25, 2008 5:06 PM
>>To: iris@hort.net
>>Subject: [iris] Re: HYB: Storing pollen
>>
>>Thanks for the suggestions, Paul. Have you done this yourself?
>>
>>Betty, did you leave it in the dried milk package while it was 
>reaching
>>room temperature?
>>
>>Or just in the paper packet?
>>
>>Do you dry anthers at room temperature for a day or so before 
>freezing?
>> In dried milk container or out in the open?
>>
>><I went to the freezer and took out Renown pollen. I placed it on the
>>table for an hour to let it reach room temperature. Then I pollinated
>>1708-03 with the freezer pollen. >
>>--
>>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
>>East Tennessee Iris Society <http://www.DiscoverET.org/etis>
>>Region 7, Kentucky-Tennessee <http://www.aisregion7.org>
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