The strangest things can be triggers to 'turn on' dormant dna too, not just plants either. I recently read a paper from researchers working on the theory that the antibodies responsible for fighting off coccidia (spelling) can trigger dormant markers within the dna to 'turn on' resulting in schizophrenia for the next 5 generations. This, btw, is passed maternaly. Its often disease that turn on triggers within dna that results in pretty colored hairs on buds, & eons ago, something (I forgot what) triggered a genetic mutation causing blue eyes! Yep! Blue eyes are a mutation!(Hey! IM A MUTANT! LOL)!
-- The best breeders & growers (of anything) in the world can be stumped by plant/animal loss, mutations & illnesses when weird things happen within the dna. Every living thing has dna, working pretty much the same. Even diseases mutate (new flu hitting us every year or so, good example). Untill research is done on issues such as celery stalking, diagnosis can be pretty much a guessing game (& its too early to tell exactly what IS up with your plant)
-- This is errelevent, but interesting. What we now call parvo in dogs was a mutant strain of feline distemper! It happened in the early- mid 70's, & I was working the dog show circuits. It was devestating!
-- Diviners sage! REALLY!?!? Coming from a long line of herbalists & dowsers, I'm very interested in hearing more about what you do Chromophore! That was a very important plant for my grandmother (from the Appalachian mountains)! Damned, we need P.M.s!
-- Sorry. I got off on a tangent there, didn't I?
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