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Old 05-06-2014, 07:00 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Default Re: AeAe Macro Propagation technique made simple

Hi PR,

I am glad you do not have problems to propagate them. I am just trying to understand why are they difficult to propagate and have a quiet discussion on this topic.

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The problem itself was said to be difficult to propagate but in reality the difficulties come after separation.
I understand it might be difficult for variegated and impossible for albinos. Variegated plants (in general) are less competitive than their green counterparts. They are simply less efficient in capturing the energy from the sun light. If I define this efficiency in terms of percentage, albinos are then 100% deficient so they cannot survive alone. In fact, there are not albino plants in nature besides some parasitic ones (Monotropa uniflora, to mention one). Variegated plants can be 10, 20, ... 80, 90% deficient depending on their relative amount between white and green cells.

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I am surprised to read in your comments that you normally listen to and believe salesman that find problems where others find solutions.
I normally listen to everyone's point of view. According to me, thats the best way to get the full picture of anything.

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It is perfectly normal that white plants die within the first few years after they loose their connection with the mother plant, it appears to be a very traumatic experience.
Simply starvation. While still attached to the mother plant, they receive what they need to survive, grow, and even to store some food in their tissues, specially in the corm or rhizome, which is a specialized organ for such reserve storage. Once separated they can still survive by using these reserves. Once there is no more food in the "fridge", they die. How long can they stay alive? That will depend on the size of the fridge.

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I recently lost a white banana plant 5 months after it lost it's connection with the mother plant.
That is the point.

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FACT

Albinos are more difficult to stabilize after separation.
Impossible, I would say.



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REAL PROBLEM WITH AEAE

Too many myths.
So lets break them down ...
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