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Post by jrl1265 on Mar 17, 2007 1:01:37 GMT
I have a S.flava that has fewer veins then S.f.ornate but more then S.f.flava so I believe it could be a cross of the two. I thought if I selfed pollinated this plant I would get some seeds that grew up two have a more S.f.ornate look. What do you guys think.
Thanks, jack
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matti
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Post by matti on Mar 17, 2007 4:23:59 GMT
Could end up with anything, even self pollinating produces genetic variation.
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Post by Dave Evans on Apr 13, 2007 22:54:56 GMT
Dear Jack,
Yes, you can self pollinate to "bring out" or enhance some features you see the parent. Of course, while some of the baby plants will show darker veins, others will show less than the parent. Also, S. flava has inbreeding depression, meaning you'll have high ratio of unfit seedlings. This is not really a problem, just something to be aware of.
I self pollinated an odd looking S. flava someone had named red form. Some of the seedlings came up S. flava var. rubricorpa and others S. flava var. rugelii, several were still intermediate between other varieties.
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