Dankmaster’s Old School Pine Genetics workshop/log

[Gpaw]

@Chara

If one plant took seeds and the other not so much then it would point to a issue with that female and not so much about the pollen viability?

It could very well be an issue with the female, that’s where my thought process started as well.
One problem is, we are dealing with small population numbers it is difficult to rule out potential scenarios…
Pollen viability drops quickly in normal RH environments, so possibly a timing issue.

I went digging and found my old link.

(complete) OGer, the Encore

Pollen Collection and Storage Let me start with this. Humidity/moisture is ‘pollen kryptonite’. It sounds ‘dramatic’ but this gives us a valuable tool for pollen handling and ‘decontamination’. To implement this, a ‘dollar store’ sprayer set to misting and plain water takes care of that job - superbly. [DSCN2955 (2)] Researching the ‘interwebs’ led to studies going back to the 1950’s discussing pollen storage & preservation. These studies had a common thread circling around humidity and te…

Cheers
G