Re: Theory Thoughts
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Theory Thoughts
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 22:54:14 EST
In a message dated 98-02-03 10:06:46 EST, you write:
<< Subj: RE: Theory Thoughts
Date: 98-02-03 10:06:46 EST
From: MillsJ@doaks.org (Mills, Joe)
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Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com ('pumpkins@mallorn.com')
Wayne,
Could the number of seeds within a quadrant have a direct relation to
the amount of pollen it got? More pollen more seeds? It is not clear to
me whether pollenation is like human fertilzation where only one sperm
fertilizes no matter how many are deposited. Would a female be
pollenated by only a single unit of the pollen deposited? What ever it
is those seeds from his Howard Dill Prize winner look to be winners
themselves. Do you know whether the offspring have carried the traits
that made it win the Dill prize? Thanks again for answering the call for
help on the children's pumpkin competition.
ZOO-DOO
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ZOO,
One pollen grain fertilizes one ovule(immature seed in the female). It is
still a good idea to apply a good amount of male pollen to insure as many of
the ovules as possible , end up as mature seeds. If you cut open a female
before it is pollinated, you can see all the little ovules and you can see the
ovule clusters that correspond to each segment. One other note.....yesterday,
someone was asking how much lime it takes to raise th pH one point. I have it
in my files somewhere, but as I recall two tons per acre raises the pH one
full point. Heavier soil takes more lime....sandy soil takes a little less.
Broken down, that would be 100 pounds of lime on 1,000 square feet to raise
the pH 1.0 point. We still have a way to go until tilling time....if I find
the info and I was wrong, I will send out the correction.
Wayne
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