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Triple cotyledon 2-a bit clearer I hope....
I may (usually do) sound really clueless here - but I'm not sure I know what you're tracking here. I see the 2 monocot leaves and the 3 dicot leaves. Is there anything significant about them? I know it's supposed to be 2 and 2. Tell me you're not just bored with winter like the rest of us! What seedling is this?
Just realized - brugman with camera! Excellent!
Whats unusual is that monocots are either monocots or their not ussually. Its about the same thing as having a Brugmansia that occassionally throws out shredded flowers like the jamaican, or other hybrids that throw out 6 or 7 pointed Brugmansia flowers. Okay, it may mean nothing, but I do think its worth looking into. If we keep track of all of our triple leaved seedlings perhaps we will notice a similarity when they reach maturity...even if that similarity is seemingly insignificant. I intend to start keeping track of my triple seed leaved seedlings and breeding them to each other to see if their seedlings have a higer incidence of this phenomenon then other non-triple seedlings. Chances are that it will be a complete waste of time...but you never know...might just come up with a twelve point buck. Kind of reminds me of the pistal on the Culebra...its a real oddity.
Is anyone else keeping track of triple leaved seedlings for possible breeding purposes...just to see? I don't want to think I am the only odd ball out here.
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I am, but only because you mentioned it:)
I had one seedling that came up like this but I'm afraid I've lost track of which one it was. Will it look different from the rest once it is grown?
I honestly don't know if it will look different or not. Thats why I am tracking them now. I honestly don't expect them to look too different by the way...perhaps some minor difference that may go unnoticed very easily.... I am hoping on a flight of fancy that seedlings produced from a cross between the two may show an increase in the number of these seedlings or perhaps a magnification of this trait and thereby something that may or may not prove usefull. All I know is I believe that nothing happens without a reason...its just that the reason is not always clear or understood. Those that dare to try something new may stumble upon something new, those who go the old tried and true are sure to get tried and true results....
Tig, I am hoping to have pollen from this seedling this year so if your triple cotyledon is ready or not I would love to trade pollen with you. Most likely I won't have any pollen though until Nov or possibly latter. If your willing to trade pollen with me and share results or numbers of seedlings that show the same traits I would be interested in doing so.
Brugman, and mine is one of Monikas seeds:) just think!!!
I know I had a few, I'll have to see if I can find them.
Thanks Cala! Even with so called negative results one learns what does not work and it can't hurt to keep track of just one more detail for a few generations. Crossing triple leaves to triples. I intend to try doing this for at least 3 generations to see if anything interesting pops up.
Wow Eric,
I took your advice and potted up my seedlings into 1 gallon pots yesterday. I received some of your Isabella crosses from Snowhermit and Owen. All of them sprouted.
I found that the one day soak sprouted last. They sprouted at least 2-3 weeks after the 2 day soak seeds.
The 2 day soak sprouted first within 2 weeks of planting.
The 3 day soak sprouted second, about 1 week after the 2 day soak.
My next experiment was to soak the seeds for 2 days in water placed on a little heat. Those seeds sprouted very quickly and none of them were headless. In fact they were seeds marked "LBJ's" again from Snowhermit I believe...(isn't she a gem)
I used the same method for the seeds I received from Guist. They also sprouted very quickly without having problems with headless seedlings or the cork stickly to the leaves.
Joydie