Rawat Ji, Great reading. When I saw these Palm trees in Peradeniya with fruits, I didn't know how special and rare they were. Regards, Aarti
On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected] > wrote: > Wow! Wonderful!! > Thanks Rawat ji for this information and link to the article! It's really > a great news...first fruits of the species in India! > I am so glad that Dr. Hameed and his team have finally succeeded after > long efforts... > > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 4:01 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Vijayaskankar Ji >> Long efforts have fruited now. >> Here is the success story published in Current Science: >> >> http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/110/06/0976.pdf >> Regards. >> DSRawat Pantnagar >> >> On Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 11:10:46 AM UTC+5:30, Vijayasankar wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Aarti ji for sharing these pictures. I think i got the id, >>> finally. >>> >>> It is nothing but the very famous 'double coconut' palm, *Lodoicea >>> maldivica*. >>> >>> There is a single female tree in India, growing in the Indian Botanical >>> Gardens in Kolkata. And the nearest male tree is in Sri Lanka (Peradenia >>> garden). The scientists in IBG said they have to get pollen from Sri Lanka >>> when flowers in both the trees are active. >>> And the pollen have to be dusted over the stigma before it looses its >>> receptivity. And the viability period of pollen needs to be considered, >>> too. The experts here are trying their best to get the tree pollinated and >>> get set fruits. This is the story in 2009 and i don't know the present >>> situation. >>> >>> I wish the scientists all success in their noble endeavors. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>> Post Doctoral Research Associate >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> Thad Cochran Research Center >>> University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 >>> Phone: +1 662 915 1018 >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> At the same Peradeniya Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. >>>> >>>> Aarti >>>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Vijayasankar > > ------------------------------------------ > Vijayasankar Raman > Research Scientist > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi, USA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
