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Phalaenopsis breeding using Mericlones
Hi all
I was talking to a commercial breeder here recently and he said that when they use phalaenopsis mericlones to breed they get little seed but the growers with the mother plants seem to get alot based on the number of flasks they have available. This is making the exact cross, using the same parents but the mericloned forms. Reasons discussed for this could be Environmental Flasking techniques Somehow manipulating the tissue in culture Anyone shed anymore info on this whether hard facts or even personal observations. Regards STUART SYDNEY AUSTRALIA |
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Phalaenopsis breeding using Mericlones
Stuart,
I'm very confused with your posting! Are you talking about breeding (actually taking the pollen from the flower and putting it on the stamen of another flower) or mericloning (taking a mass of meristem tissue and growing it into a group of new plants that are identical to the host plant donating the tissue)? If you take two plants who are mericlones and cross them or self a plant, you end up with a different genetic make-up and the resulting seed will grow into plants that could be drastically different than the parents. Can you restate your question? Gene "stuie stuie" wrote in message ... Hi all I was talking to a commercial breeder here recently and he said that when they use phalaenopsis mericlones to breed they get little seed but the growers with the mother plants seem to get alot based on the number of flasks they have available. This is making the exact cross, using the same parents but the mericloned forms. Reasons discussed for this could be Environmental Flasking techniques Somehow manipulating the tissue in culture Anyone shed anymore info on this whether hard facts or even personal observations. Regards STUART SYDNEY AUSTRALIA |
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Phalaenopsis breeding using Mericlones
I agree with Gene - your post was a bit confusing. However, if I get the
gist of it: breeding with mericlones of cross (A 'good' x B 'better') 'Best' does not yield the volume of seed that is obtained when breeding A 'good' x B 'better'. One fairly common possibility that you didn't mention is that mericlones are usually done of plants with unique traits, and many of those unique traits come about due to triploidy or tetraploidy. Polyploidy frequently effects sterility. -- Ray Barkalow First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info! "stuie stuie" wrote in message ... Hi all I was talking to a commercial breeder here recently and he said that when they use phalaenopsis mericlones to breed they get little seed but the growers with the mother plants seem to get alot based on the number of flasks they have available. This is making the exact cross, using the same parents but the mericloned forms. Reasons discussed for this could be Environmental Flasking techniques Somehow manipulating the tissue in culture Anyone shed anymore info on this whether hard facts or even personal observations. Regards STUART SYDNEY AUSTRALIA |
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