I looked on the BC growers' assoc site re: colchichine etc...
Seems to me the possibility of poisoning, plus the twitchiness of mutant plants (if they survive; seeds treated with the stuff have germ rates decreased by 90% from what I'm reading)... just not worth it.
That plant in the pic is so fucked that it would be out in my compost heap in no time flat. I have little tolerance for poor genes in my garden. Ehether or not this really is an instance of a mutation on the chromosonal level, or if it's just a lame plant that gets sick if you look at it funny, either way... ya know?