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Posted by PrincessKatja 8 WA (My Page) on Fri, Mar 18, 05 at 17:49
| I have a brugmansia seedling that has emerged as a tricotyledon(it has three seed leaves).
I did a search on the Forum and elsewhere and it seems that when this happens, it's the plant equivalent of a twin, perhaps a conjoined twin? Everything else about the seedling appears normal; stalk looks healthy and stout. I am very curious to see how it develops.
Anyone else encountered these sorts of variations? I'm sure it's not uncommon. What other plant species tend to do this? |
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RE: Tricot seedlings
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common mutation.
wait for some
sophisticated answers. |
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I posted a detailed reply to your post on the brugmansia forum under the key word "tricot".
Self the flowers of the tricot seedling and let me know what the ratio of the first generation tricots to regular seedlings. I selfed a tricot marigold and the ratio went from 1 in 43 seedlings being a tricot in the regular population of marigolds to 1 in 13 tricots in the selfed tricots's seedlings. |
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Forgive my ignorance, but how do you self a flower?
Thanks,
KAREN |
RE: Tricot seedlings
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| I think he means self pollonate, but im not sure. also, i've seen weird mutations in citrus seedlings. |
RE: Tricot seedlings
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| Thanks Flash.......... Karen |
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| In citrus it's common to have multiple embryos in a single seed, so when planted a seed can produce multiple seedlings. Patrick Alexander |
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| Yes, it is called apomyxis and is common in citrus. Although most of the small seedlings thus obtained have only half the normal chromosomes and don't do as well as a single seed. It happens if a flower is not pollinated. Self pollination is when you take the pollen from a plants stamens and puts them on the pistol of the same plant. Look at the FAQ of how to pollinate a tomatoe. Im a self taught plant breeder and nursery salesman for 30 yrs now. |
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| I had this happen to a cactus seedling of mine! |
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