Re: Bloom Stalks/pollen
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- Subject: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Bloom Stalks/pollen
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- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:38:53 EDT
In a message dated 4/11/2004 10:28:13 AM Central Daylight Time, arilbred@charter.net writes:
Just one question do I need to let the anthers dry before the go in the fridge?
My assumption is that iris and daylily anthers as with most flowers behave similarly with rare exception.
The opening of the pollen sacks on the anthers is triggered by light. You need only observe the rate of opening on a cloudy day vs. a sunny one to confirm this.
If anthers are collected when the pollen sacks are already open and the pollen fluffed little is acomplished by allowing them to further dry unless you intend freezing the pollen.
Such an anther placed in most modern refrigerators will continue to dry. The way a frost free refrigerator functions is by removing moisture from the air inside and hence from any anther stored in an open container inside it.
Unopened pollen sacks on the anthers will not open, or if so only barely, inside the frig. It is likely pollen obtained from these will be sufficient to go very far or be of high viability.
Smiles,
Bill Burleson
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