Re: HYB: Pollen Viability
- Subject: Re: HYB: Pollen Viability
- From: J* I* J*
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 09:30:17 -0700
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Sterling Okase wrote:
>
> He and I are wondering how long frozen pollen will be viable.
> I checked the archives but am not very good at narrowing down the search
> to find specific posts on how long pollen will be viable frozen. I did
> manage to find a message from Sharon McAllister regarding using a
> microscope to determine if the pollen was still good but she did not
> mention the length of time. If anyone knows if pollen can be frozen for
> 6 months or longer, I would appreciate the help.
I have never tried it, but as I remember the previous posts, several months is
generally no problem, 6 mo is still ok, but getting out to a year the
viability really starts to fall off. Viability vs time is probably a pretty
steep asmytotic curve.
I think the real key is keeping the pollen moisture free. Moisture is the
pollen killer.
I am sure somebody out there has something more difinitive to say.
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