Re(2): White Plants

fukada@aloha.net writes:
>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....


Well, the seeds were white heavily striped with a burgundy red. Strangely,
the seedlings in question came up green, but when they got to about an
inch high they reverted to pure white.  The corn cob in question had seeds
of the same color and stripe pattern: white with burgundy stripes. The
plant that i got the first set of seeds had seeds of different colors
(Yellow, gray, red striped, white, etc.). It's resulting plants had cobs
with  kernels all of the same stripe pattern and colors, produced these
odd white plants.. 



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