Re: White Plants
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: White Plants
- From: "* T* F* <f*@aloha.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 17:39:40 -1000
Maybe check what color the corn seed is and make anote of what color the
seedling emerges. I have seen the purple varieties send up purple plants
(they grow out of it). I think it has a lot to do with the embryogenesis
of the seeds. If I am not mistaken, the endosperm develops from the
pollen, and the other goodies develops from the ovary. (why normal corn
will produce colered kernels if open pollinated with indian corns, also why
sweet pepers can be really hot if cross pollinated with say a jalapeno). I
am not sure wha the endosperm becomes and how it relates to the whole deal,
but I think this is thre reason....
MTF
>WHile i was in my backyeard watering the Indian Corn and Pumpkin
>seedlings, i noticed that three of the Indian Corn seedlings are pure
>white. There is not one hint of green at all. Now, most of the
>seedlings are the same light green color, but these few seedlings are
>the same color. Any ideas as to what this is and why it happened?
>
>BTW: the corn is being used to make a "fence" to keep the dog out of
>the pumpkin seedlings! I also got all of the seeds for the corn from
>the same cob.
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