I saw no effect when I tried it in a controlled test on about 20 Hippeastrum two years ago. Tim Eck > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Robin Graham > Bell > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 5:53 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] overcoming self incompatibility > > This is a very interesting topic & I am going to try at least some of them on my > frustrating trilliums that seem quite reluctant to self. However, most of the > comments that I have seen don’t really talk about which > species/genera/families it might or might not work in. Is there a general > reference or comments from someone who has some knowledge about > this? > Cheers, > Robin Bell. Medford, OR. > > On Feb 17, 2016, at 1:57 PM, Johannes Ulrich Urban <johannes-ulrich- > urban@t-online.de> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > Thank you for all the information on microwaving pollen. > > > > There may be another possibility to overcome self incampatibiliy, I have not > tried it but read about it in the Journal of the German Echinopsis Hybrid > Society: > > > > Mix the desired fresh pollen with ordinary cement powder. Apparentliy the > cement stimulates the stigma to accept pollen which it normally would not. > > Don't ask me how it works..... changes in pH? > > As I said, I have not tried it myself but the article said it did work. > > > > > > By for today > > > > Uli > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/