reproduction question

[Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6]

In a message dated 2/18/08 9:59:16 AM, chriswil at SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:


> quoting from Guy & Liliane's wonderful The Genus Arisaema, 2nd edition, on> page 43 of the Propagation chapter .... Exceptionally, fertile seeds are 
> produced apomictically when only a female inflorescence is present.
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> I found this sentence to be very interesting to say the least. Is this a 
> behavior that is to be expected from all species of arisaema? 
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> It seems there have been accounts of plants setting seed when the owner 
> mentioned that they only had one clone in their garden. Is it to be assume=d then 
> that these female plants were reproducing apomictically?
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> I am hoping there are others on this list that can provide further infor. =on 
> this subject.
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> 

Chris

Check out the following URL in the archives:

https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind9703&L=ARISAEMA-L&P=RQ2&
I=-3

As you will see, there was a lot of discussion on the subject back in '97. 
The archives appear to contain a lot of additional info as well.

Jim



Jim McClements
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Dover, Delaware 19904, USA
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