Calla breeding

Thought you all might like to see what goes on with breeding Callas or Zantedeschia.

These produce corms from tissue culture, which will give uniformity of flower and less disease.

http://www.freshcut.co.nz/

Triploid zants from embryo rescue

http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjchs/1996/168.php

The sawdust shade cloth method reduces bacterial soft rot

http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjchs/2005/017.php

A snippet on tetraploids, which should produce more flowers

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/ticu/1996/00000047/00000001/00121113

If you're thinking of breeding think again, albinos

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1475600

The role of Gibberellin in flowering

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13912025

e-book on Callas

http://www.callas.org.nz/e_books.asp?id=show&pID=1&cID=161

And I got all that because I googled for Zantedeschia Auckland

http://www.cnb.nl/zantedeschia/english/catalogue/cultivars/078.htm

LOL. That's what you get with google sometimes.

Good reading material pepper!

Nice.

I went to the start page of CNB. What a list! Look at 'Eclips'. Oh if it were only that black!

http://www.cnb.nl/zantedeschia/english/catalogue/start.htm

I saw that too, it looks a big flower. It also looks a true colour on there!

Auckland is available at vanmeuwen, I emailed them today to cancel the previous order as they couldn't provide it, and will re-order with their collection of callas including Auckland, Vermeer, and Black Eyed Beauty with Red Desire at £3 less, then I only pay one carriage charge too. The collection is half the price than if bought separately.

http://www.vanmeuwen.com/times/plant/60318