Robby Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Have been reading up recently on colchicine/oryzalin and their use in plant breeding (specifically in Drosera hybrids) to produce fertile (otherwise infertile) hybrids by chromosome doubling. Where (if at all) can these chemicals be acquired safely and legally? I'm aware oryzalin is a component in some herbicides but am unable to source any from the UK. Thanks, Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 I would guess that being quite toxic substances, they would be highly regulated and difficult to obtain. Sorry that doesn't help - just my thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Think colchicine is used by gout sufferers , so if you know someone with gout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 9 hours ago, corky said: Think colchicine is used by gout sufferers , so if you know someone with gout Quite correct it is extracted from crocus. Sorry I do not have any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Baba Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Not crocus but Colchicum which has crocus-like flowers in autumn and is confusingly called autumn crocus in the U.K. Colchicine is extremely toxic to humans so unlikely to be easily obtainable Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 11 hours ago, Ali Baba said: Not crocus but Colchicum which has crocus-like flowers in autumn and is confusingly called autumn crocus in the U.K. Colchicine is extremely toxic to humans so unlikely to be easily obtainable Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk thanks for correcting by misunderstanding between crocus and autumn crocus(its saffron you get from actual crocus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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