so if i got 1 flower stalk with 9 buds i can get UP TO 30X9 ![b said:Quote[/b] (peter @ Mar. 27 2004,12:20)]I'm pretty sure that's it's around 20-30 seeds per flower for a healthy venus flytrap.
is this your a[pril fools joke ?[b said:Quote[/b] (Darcie @ April 01 2004,3:06)]....I hate to be a downer, but 1) don't forget to pollinate the flowers, they don't self well on their own and 2) the 20 seeds is for crossing with a different gentic VFT. If you self it it's more like 5 seeds each... But that is still a lot
Whether a joke or not, I think it is incorrect. I have never noticed a difference in seed numbers whether selfed or with a different VFT. The key is in the timing of pollination when both the pollen is ready and the stigma is receptive. Sometimes when selfing using flowers on a single stalk, the timing may simply not be optimum for maximum seed production; whereas, the more flowers that are available, the more likely to find flowers in just the right condition.[b said:Quote[/b] ]the 20 seeds is for crossing with a different gentic VFT. If you self it it's more like 5 seeds each
That depends on the genetics of both parents. In simple genetics, if the expression of the dentate cilia was responsible to a single recessive gene (call it "d") and you needed (d x d) in the offspring to get a Dente, then if that gene was lacking in the typical parent, you would never get any Dente offspring from that breeding. If, however, Dente showed with a single "d", the probability of getting a Dente again depends on the genetics of the parents. In reality, the genetic combination needed to get dentate cilia is not known, and, the genetics of the parents are not known, so the answer to your question would only come from trying the experiment and counting the number of Dente-like offspring. If you did breeding again with a different typical parent, you would probably get different results.[b said:Quote[/b] ]What I ment was would I get Dente seed or typical seed
Luv that answer! LOL![b said:Quote[/b] (fre8train @ April 27 2004,8:13)]a typical dente