RE: More hermaphrodite flowers!
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: More hermaphrodite flowers!
- From: W* T* B*
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 23:00:50 -0500
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I do not know if I know the answer to this, but I could give some possible
causes. Back in 1990 I had a AG plant that did the same thing. Not as
many as yours, I only found 2. I have video taped it but no still pictures
of it. I think it is caused by some kind of disease, not the kind that
will kill your plant though. I have researched this a little. A plant
disorder are problems that cannot be transmitted to other plants also
called nonenfectious diseases. All diseases interfere with normal plant
growth, a nutrient deficiency, or a nutrient that is in over abundance
that the plant is taking up in large amounts called luxury consumption can
cause a disorder to prevent improper development of fruit or flower and
even change the hormonal balance in the plant, or disturb the plants normal
function of cell division. My plant did not die because of this,
everything else on the plant was normal and it did not affect the fruit
either. I am no expert, just a possible solution to your curiosity.
-----Original Message-----
From: SteveS012@aol.com [SMTP:SteveS012@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 11:02 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: More hermaphrodite flowers!
What is with this?! I just found MORE mixed male/female flowers on my 780
Mombert (567.5 Mombert x 946.5 Geerts)! (780 was off the same plant as the
937.5 Mombert 98).
What is going on?! Everyone tells me this is very rare, and I am finding
several of them now. And no, they can't pollinate themselves, since there
is
no ovule (boby pumpkin-to-be) underneath, just a pistol in the middle of a
split stamen.
I am going to try to get some pictures tomorrow. Hey, if anyone wants one
of
these flowers to study or whatever, let me know! If anyone has any ideas
what
might be causing this, let me know too! This is too weird!
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