[Arisaema-l] Tissue culture of Arisaema from seed

[Michael Homick]

I have set up a "tissue culture room" attached to my home with a commercial
laminar flow hood, growing shelves etc. The hood cost me $50 on ebay. I
will be experimenting on Lilium seed, bulbs and ovule culture over the next
year but would also like to look into the possibility of Arisaema culture
from seed. There is all kinds of articles on culturing lilies, but I am
unable to find any protocol on Arisaema, other than a mention by Tony
Advent in one of his blogs about Arisaema serratum var. serratum 'Uulong
Treasure' being cultured, However this would not have been from seed.

Once/if I develop the proper procedure for Arisaema seed sterilization, I
hope to compare various media

i.e. Murashige and Skoog Media and various Terrestrial Orchid Media   as a
starting point.



If anyone from this group has any comments or suggestions, please feel free
to get in touch. I hope to experiment on some of the more common species
from the seed exchange this spring. If successful in germinating seed in
vitro and finding out if it is possible to multiply the resulting
seedlings, there is a chance of being successful with rarer material in the
future.



If members of the group feel this journey is relevant to the Discussion
List, I will keep them updated on any progress, otherwise if people just
wish to correspond privately do so as well.



All and any comments, suggestions links to relevant articles very
appreciated.



All the best,

Michael Homick

michaelhomick at gmail.com

Stevinson, CA. USA
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