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Post by leilani on May 27, 2013 14:36:54 GMT -10
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Post by christianjames on May 27, 2013 16:19:44 GMT -10
And they were both germinated at the same time? I would've expected the one from the flask to be way farther along. Is the "hard" germination one the typical size coming from all the seedlings germinated that way, or is that the largest of the group?
That pitcher size to leaf ratio is incredibly different! But at that small of a size, do larger pitchers really offer much advantage, I'd rather have more leaf area for the first couple years. Offers some insight into how to grow plants for the largest pitchers possible.
How do the roots compare?
Leaf color also raises questions as to if the flasked one had more nitrogen available from fertilization and is darker because of it, or if light levels were too low / or too high in the 'hard' one.
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Post by william9in on May 27, 2013 16:51:55 GMT -10
Very cool! The one in the lab looks like it didn't get as much light as the other plant.
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Post by mikuláš on May 29, 2013 0:44:08 GMT -10
I think christianjames hits most of the pertinent questions. Given that they were probably "sown" at the same time, it is interesting that in-vitro didn't result in a significantly larger plant. The color difference is also notable. Having seen photos of the seedling houses, I doubt the light levels were too high for the hard-grown seedling, but that still doesn't allow us to discern whether the darker green of the ex-vitro plant is due to more nitrogen or lower light.
Since neither plant is large enough for sale, I don't think size is a factor in preferring one method over the other. Rather, the relevant factors will probably be hardiness and scalability. If the ex-vitro plant is a clone that was mass-produced, then it offers certain advantages for mass marketing. If it is not, then perhaps the question is whether one method gets better germination rates than the other.
In any case, it's interesting to finally see a side-by-side comparison of the results of both methods.
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Post by Robiii on May 30, 2013 15:52:41 GMT -10
I like the hard. Larger pitchers = larger prey = higher chances for survival. IMO.
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Post by leilani on Aug 12, 2013 20:53:39 GMT -10
Its been about 10 weeks now since removing the TC germinated plant from its flask. The transition has gone remarkably well with the TC plant, once removed from its nutrient rich environment and adapted to shorter daylight hours, looking more and more like the "hard" germinated plant. The colors are now the same and the TC plant leaves have hardened and begun to produce much larger pitchers.
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Post by peterhewitt on Aug 14, 2013 12:01:31 GMT -10
I see this all the time, the TC plant will continue to outgrow its naturally Germinated counterpart for at least 24 months, at which time it will be 10 times larger as well. From here onwards it's hard to make any comparisons since the TC Plant will be so much bigger, 10X in my greenhouse conditions. The Hormones tend to give the plants great nutrient absorption capabilities (at least that is what I observe).
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