Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing. Dr Satish Phadke
On 9 April 2016 at 20:38, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
