Freezing Pollen
In a message dated 1/27/2004 4:02:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
pumpkins-owner@hort.net writes:
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 07:43:05 -0800
From: "George Webster" <PumpkinDude@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: 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!!!
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