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Subject: Re: More blooms, and pollen collection.
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OK,Bonaventure.  Thanks.  I gather that by irrigating and using a long
dropper.  one is able to do this without destroying the entire
inflorescence, which would be harder otherwise.  I think that I will also
check on how picking the pollen up on a camel's hair brush works.   There='s
still the problem of transferring it to the microcentrifuge tube, and the
liquid would perhaps be easier.

I would guess that refrigerating it, without dessicating it and freezing =it
would lead to rot in a matter of a week or so. Has anyone tried keeping i=t
for a year?




----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonaventure W Magrys" <magrysbo at SHU.EDU>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: More blooms


> Dear Adam,
> I use a dropper with water to flush up, suspend, and suck out the polle=n
> from a male inflorescence in place without removing it or damaging it.
> Collecting pollen into a small (0.7cc) snap-top plastic vial involves
> breaking open the spathe and turning the whole bloom upside down to bru=sh
> it out into the vial. This can be stored refridgerated, how long I'm no=t
> sure.
> Bonaventure
>