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Aug 11, 2008 13:58:32 GMT -10
Post by rainforest on Aug 11, 2008 13:58:32 GMT -10
Here is a spike of N. maxima x boschiana. I've recrossed this back with N. maxima and also with others. Note the tagging system employed to mark flowers of different pollinations. M
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obregon562
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F2
Aug 11, 2008 19:12:18 GMT -10
Post by obregon562 on Aug 11, 2008 19:12:18 GMT -10
if you happen to have a flowering male boschiana that could be a stunning F2. When i tag flowers i ususually just tie a piece of string with the fathers name on it next to the last pollinated panicle. your way is much better imo.
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Aug 12, 2008 7:11:41 GMT -10
Post by rainforest on Aug 12, 2008 7:11:41 GMT -10
The Hawai'ian sun plus the elements is too damaging to string and soft materials. I use orchid tags cut down to a reasonable size, make holes and use coated copper wire. Since some seed pods take a while to ripen, the identification tags can usually get lost, worn, faded in time.
If I had a male boschiana, then we'd have plants from this hybrid that may appear to close to a pure boschiana that people may call it N. boschiana seed grown just to add more confusion to this.
This is the case we are seeing with the controversial N. clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) and some other back-crossed hybrids.
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F2
Aug 12, 2008 21:36:21 GMT -10
Post by phissionkorps on Aug 12, 2008 21:36:21 GMT -10
Maxima x boschiana x boschiana is not an F2, but a backcross. An F2 would be (maxima x boschiana) x (maxima x boschiana).
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