GA3
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: GA3
- From: H* E* P*
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:28:53 -0700
Dear Glenn
I hope I have gibberrellic acid because I may need to use it if it
aids germination of old seed. I get it form Sigma Chemical of St Louis.
Are you in USA. They no longer ship to homes. They ship only to
businesses and schools. If you have not found any. I can look for my
supply.
I have used several plant hormones.
I should find some old seeds which germinate only about 10% and try
various Hormones on them. I had never thought of trying hormones on old
seeds.
Plants produce a large number of versions of GA, but the commercial
stuff seems to substitute well for all the forms.
If anyone on Pumpkins has some "discard grade" old pumpkin seeds which
give low germination, e-mail me and I will check my hormone collection
with the idea of testing hormones on improving germination.
LIpumpkin@aol.com wrote:
I have a seed from 1991 that I need to germinate and I understand that
by soaking in a 200 ppm
solution of water and G A I can increase my chances by replacing the
gibberrellic acid lost in the
aging process.(I read that in the Archives in a post by Will Neily).The
problem is that the only place
I've seen it for sale has it in quantities far exceeding my needs at a
price even further exceeding my
budget($59.00).Does anyone know of a place that sells it more reasonably
in smaller amounts or
does anyone have a bunch they don't need?.Has anyone used this method
and are there any other
"best ways" to increase the odds of germinating an old
seed?...................................Glenn Glenn
--
Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab
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