Spontaneous seed set on Hippeastrum

Nolo Contendere bulbman@hotmail.com
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:05:20 PST
Dennis,

Tetraploid (2n = 44 chromosomes) hippeastrum hybrids and those few 
tetraploid spp., frequently self pollinate and set seed.  The 
self-incompatability of deiploid amaryllis breaks down when the 
chromosomes are doubled.

Alan Meerow


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