Day: February 27, 2009

viridiflorus progeny

Jason, Thank you for the kind words on my seedlings. Most of my crosses have used pollen from Manuel Lima’s seedlings. Many of his favorite seedlings came from his cross Jetfire x viridiflorus. Most of these exhibit very little cyclamineus…

mycorrhiza and root hairs of bulbs

Hi all,   I’ve been thinking (obviously things a bit quiet today), do daffodils have root hairs.   So I Googled <mycorrhiza daffodil> and some interesting stuff came up.   Have fun,   George Norris,  Scotland

Soil fumigants and microorganisms – mycorrhiza

To Bob, Keith, Peter, Ian and all Daffnetters.   Those interested in beneficial soil microfungi in association with roots and nutrient uptake could Google <mycorrhiza>. Both endomycorrhizal and ectomyycorrizal fungi are really a means of expanding surface area of root hairs to make…