Re: freezing pollen
As I recall from Lincoln's presentation, after the male has opened, let
the pollen dry in the flower and then turn it upside down and gently shake
the pollen on to a piece of paper. If you fold the paper in half and then
flatten it out before shaking the pollen on it, you can use the crease in
the paper to funnel the pollen in to a small container such as an empty
film canister. Do not freeze the entire male flower.
A regular freezer is used for short term storage (less than a month).
Lincoln has experimented using liquid nitrogen for long term storage
(over a year) but I am not familiar with the details on this.
--George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bonnett" <Chris@bonnett.plus.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 3:27 AM
Subject: Re: freezing pollen
> this will be a great idea for preserving pollen from a special seed plant
> for future use with different combinations of female plants, and you could
> collect loads!!!
> does one defrost slowly to avoid damage? just throw in the freeser or use
> liquid nitrogen!!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Reid" <brianreid@charter.net>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 2:11 AM
> Subject: Re: freezing pollen
>
>
> > Wow, that's a great idea. We just wait until the male flower opens like
we
> would
> > when pollinating a female and then throw it in the freezer? What sort of
> > container is best and how long will the pollen remain viable?
> >
> > Thanks for the info.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > George Webster wrote:
> >
> > > Chris,
> > > Lincoln Mettler froze pollen and successfully used it at a later date.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Chris Bonnett" <Chris@bonnett.plus.com>
> > > To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:13 PM
> > > Subject: freezing pollen
> > >
> > > > has anyone done this?
> > > >
> > > > would these be the thing to use?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>
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