Category: Propagation

FLASKS: Intravenous Fluid Bottles

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Used in hospitals, then discarded; usually are free; the design of the rubber stoppers is ideal for sowing seed with hypodermic syringe; other advantages, refer to OD67-298 Read More

SEED: Mailing

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Fold a piece of letter paper in two, cut a triangle out of it and seal one side with Scotch tape to form a cone, put the seed in, seal the opening with tape, write the names on the paper and mail. ... Read More

SEED: Shelf Life in a Dessicator

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Seed is viable up to five or six months at room temperature; at 45 deg.F. it is viable for one to several years; green pod seed is less viable. A77-314 Read More

SEED PODS: Phalaenopsis

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Cultural directions; pods take six to eight months to mature; remove when about to crack open; place in clean paper; spray with Lysol aerosol disinfectant; dry; open the pod and collect the seed on... Read More

SEED PODS: Spike Deterioration

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Sometimes a spike carrying a pod rots or dries away; can be counteracted by setting more than one pod; or by setting the end pod in addition to another; spikes dying back can be cut above the pod a... Read More

SEED: Sterilization

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago For the technical processes outlined for the treatment of Cephalanthera rubra, refer to A87-817Mature seed is commonly sterilized in saturated calcium hypochlorite, 7 grams to a liter of water, the... Read More

ALBINOS: In Cymbidium Breeding

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Achievements in albino plants in Australia, refer to AU81-16 Read More

SEED PODS: Time to Maturity

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago The farther from the equator the plant is the longer it takes to maturity; use of a blue light might reduce this effect. NH78(3)-18 Read More

SEED: Contaminants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago To render them sterile before sowing: some spores are only weakened in treatment of seed with calcium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide and can contaminate the flasks months later; use a solution o... Read More

SEED: Dormancy Released by Refrigeration

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted about 7 years ago Cypripedium reginae seeds after several months of refrigeration reach high percentages of germination; for the results of the experiment refer to A87-935; Wll-292 Read More

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