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fused stems black stingers

pepperhog

pepperhog

out of all my cap, Chins the black stingers are going nuts stems are fused in 2 and 3 together they are also blooming a lot more than others including choc hab choc buhts, 7pot B, black nagas ,choc bonnets, all under same soil light and nutrition.. here are a few pics of the stems flowers and pods there is a choc bhut pod in the mix http://s1304.photobucket

got to get pic up hold on




[url=http://s1304.photobucket.com/user/pepperhog/media/Snapbucket/EE73A475-orig_zps66c59a15.jpg.html]choc bhut pod
 
would to much Nitrogen cause this ?its cool though I did a soil test my ph was 6.8 to a 7 N, was low, P was medium K, was med/high used chemical kit with the dissolvable tablets from lows,,i then gave em some more frequent feedings fish emulsion jobes organic granular and 1/2 strength MG bloom booster was sprayed on leaves only did the same thing last year no fused stems but diffrent types of peppers more annums a few fatalis and 7 pot yellows is what i grew,,are fused stems common for anyone else i have seen a post along time ago with some i think..
Wow that's crazy!  Obviously a genetic flaw, but it would be really cool if you could save seeds and have that mutation stick around.
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i can save seeds but will be open pollinated. yea would be cool to keep the multi stem fusion going as far as i know other than a few slugs cutting holes in my leaves my peppers look healthy
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciation
 
 
 

Causation [SIZE=small][edit][/SIZE]
Fasciation can be caused by hormonal imbalances in the meristematic cells of plants, which are cells where growth can occur.[3][4] Fasciation can also be caused by random genetic mutation.[5] Bacterial and viral infections can also cause fasciation.[3] The bacterial phytopathogen Rhodococcus fascians has been attributed as a cause of fasciation, but many fasciated plants have tested negative for the bacteria in studies,[6] hence bacterial infection is not an exclusive causation. It has been demonstrated that the bacteria Rhodococcus fascians causes fasciation to occur in pea (Pisum sativum) plants.[7]
Additional environmental factors that can cause fasciation include fungi, mite or insect attack and exposure to chemicals.[6] General damage to a plant's growing tip[6] and exposure to cold and frost can also cause fasciation.[3][5] Some plants, such as peas and cockscomb Celosia, may inherit the trait.[6]
Fasciation is not contagious,[3] but bacteria that cause fasciation can be spread from infected plants to others from contact with wounds on infected plants and from water that carries the bacteria to other plants.[8]
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