Narc bujei hisp Anales.67(1) 2010.pdf As Marylin already mentioned and for those interested: my new article on daffodil cv is out I have attached the pdf file. In short: It shows that N hispanicus is a species separate from N…
Author: Ben Zonneveld, the Netherlands
inbreeding
INBRREEDING There is some misunderstanding about inbreeding Most diploid organism have so called bad or even lethal genes As long as these are complemented by a good gene ( are in a heterozygous condition) there is nothing wrong ( usually…
DnA content of all species of narcissi..
Hello Daffodil enthusiast For those interested; The following link contains a paper on all species of narcissi .Happy reading. (Thanks Nancy) http://daffodilusa.com/references/references.html#research Ben J.M.Zonneveld Nationaal Herbarium Nederland POBox 9514 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands telf 071 5274738 E-mail:
N calcicola DNA
I like to point out that N calcicola has about 26 pg of nuclear DNA, just as the other two species of the same section, N rupicola and scaberulus. N jonquilla cum suis has about 32 pg. Ben J.M.Zonneveld…
N provincalis white tepals
Hello Mary I found the same whitish tepals in N hispanicus. I had the impression it was only in the older flowers that the tepals did become whitish. It seems likely that the hybridizers selected against that character
“galloshes”
Here ( The Netherlands) Narcissi are sold in two kinds: those with leaves that have longer scapes and fetch prices twice as high ( 2-3 Euro the 10) and those without leaves. These are shorter and sold for half the…