monocot seedlings without chlorophyll
Tim Eck via pbs (Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:52:27 PST)
They do indeed grow on sugar. In normal situations, mycorrhizal fungi are
the transporters of sugar and whether you live or die depends on your
relationship to mycorrhizae. In Ericaceae, there are even parasitical
plants that trick the mycorrhizae. They used to be considered saprophytes
and include Indian pipes, etc. They also exist in other families but
typically have very attenuated growth due to the inflorescence being the
only important part.
On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 12:26 PM Robert Lauf via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
I have always wondered about supplying sugar to the albino as we do in
germinating orchids. Can a plant possibly absorb glucose through the
roots? If so, it could certainly translocate it, but it could sure be a
mess in the greenhouse, unless you were just growing one plant
hydroponically. And even then you'd soon have a mold problem, not to
mention being a magnet for all manner of vermin.
Is it possible that variegated morphs of shade-loving plants could be
useful to the gardener who doesn't have any shade?
Bob in gloomy Zone 7 My sympathy to our friends in the upper Midwest!
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