FW: pumpkin pollen
- To: "'Pumpkin'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: FW: pumpkin pollen
- From: "* G* L* <G*@PSS.Boeing.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:15:13 -0700
> ----------
> From: Chris Wien[SMTP:hcw2@cornell.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 1998 7:49 AM
> To: Gordon.Tanner@PSS.Boeing.com
> Subject: Re: pumpkin pollen
>
> Dear Mr. Tanner: Please see specific answers below. Molly Jahn
>
> Mr. Tanner,
>
> Thanks for your pollen questions. The best person to answer these is
> Dr.
> Molly Kyle-Jahn, who is breeding pumpkins here at Cornell, and has
> experience in storing pollen for later use in pollinations. I have
> copied
> her on this reply, and hope that she has time to add to my answer. In
> general, pollen is alive, but it cn be stored. The specific storage
> conditions Dr. Kyle can provide. Pollen germination declines as the
> flower
> withers, and if wet conditions are present, the deterioration may be
> hastened by disease organisms. Pollinating wet female flowers in my
> experience often results in low percentage set.
>
> Another factor to consider is the size of the plant that you are
> pollinating. If the plant is still young, with limited leaf area, the
> developing fruit may not allow much further leaf growth to occur. So
> rushing the season with early pollination may not be a good strategy
> for
> producing a large fruit.
>
> Chris Wien
>
> >
> >Can you collect and store pollen for later use?
>
> yes. the easiest way is to collect males before they open, and bring
> them
> home and put them in water in the fridge and they will continue to
> develop.
>
> >
> >When a male flower withers is the pollen still good?
>
> not for long
>
> >
> >Is pollen alive?
>
> yes.
>
> >
> >If I cut of the flowers and put them in the fridge in water is that
> >enough to keep the pollen good for a few days?
> >
> >Should I cut off the withered end of the flower for any reason while
> >storing?
>
> collect male flowers before they open
>
> >
> >Can you apply pollen that is wet from rain to a female and have it
> still
> >work?
>
> if it is fresh that morning, yes, but as chris points out it's not
> the best because of the effect of the water on the pistil surface.
>
> goodluck,
> molly
> >
> >
> Dr. H.C. Wien
> Professor and Chair
> Dept. of Fruit and Vegetable Science
> Cornell University
> Ithaca, New York 14853
>
> Telephone 607 255 4570
> Fax 607 255 0599
>
>
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