Re: Gene Modified ornamentals?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Gene Modified ornamentals?
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 11:56:25 -0400
On Fri, 04 Aug 2000 11:18:45 EDT "BOB CAMPBELL"
<llebpmac_bob@hotmail.com> writes:
> The standard method for producing tetraploid plants has been the use
> of
> colchicine, which is derived from colchicums
> Considering that colchicine used to be a treatment for gout, there
> must have been some interesting effects.
Hmm, interesting. Tetraploid hybrids are often either sterile or
incapable of producing seeds to term...
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
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