Paige, Adam is right. I agree this is a very risky thing for anyone but a trained chemist to undertake. Jim Shields At 11:37 AM 12/20/2005 -0600, you wrote: >Paige. I would try to dissuade him from trying it. There are safer methods >of inducing polyploidy using other chemicals. Colchicine can be absorbed >through the skin and is very toxic. Also once in the body, there is no >antidote for it. It is used in extremely small concentrations (dosages) for >the treatment of gout and is probably available in Turkey by Rx at a >university hospital. > >I would strongly dissuade him unless he has some experience in handling >toxic substances or laboratory experience with dangerous chemicals. >Regards, Adam Fikso > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA