I was out working and had a thought - find a junior or senior high school girl with good eyesight and fingernails and pay her to follow your successful regime - I applaud your dedication, that's a lot of work - D
On Jan 5, 2015, at 11:27 AM, lee elliott wrote: > Anyone know an easy way to excise malus seeds, in my efforts to breed next > generations of my Honey Crisp crosses I always have about half of my > collected seeds are excised (split) and embryo are easy to remove. > (germination rate of embryos removed from seed coat are much higher, close to > 90% while unexcised seeds is about 15%) The best way so far is to soak the > seed(after statification) and drag the seed gently accross a piece of > sandpaper, rubbing the side of the seed where the hilum is located, then > prying it apart with fingernails. this a very slow tedious procedure and may > even contaminate the embryo. With hundreds of seed to excise and poor > eyesight this is a most daunting task. I have googled this but nothing comes > up, any ideas? Lee Elliott, Cider Hill Nursery, Winchester, Illinois > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
