saliva on pollen?

[seagull]

hey guys so i had a nice trip to a cool market and they were selling phals and dendrobiums
i made my mother buy me a dend and then some old guy knocked over a phal, causing a flower to fall off
i grabbed that flower for its pollinia and i then pinched a few dend flowers off a few plants i wasnt buying
i got home and went to pollinate mine with a plucked flower-but the 4 pollinia went everywhere
i proceeded to touch a pin to my tongue, which allowed me to pick up a few pollinia and transfer them to that indent on the inside of the flower behind its pollen cap
will the tiny amount of my spit affect pollination??

[jkofferdahl]

I wish I could make MY mother buy orchids for me.

[seagull]

Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

I wish I could make MY mother buy orchids for me.

it's better than selling my body to buy orchids

[Ray]

The saliva might introduce unusual bacteria, but I doubt it's an issue.

[Regelian]

Not an issue, I have done it often over the years. Of course, using it as an adhesive for the pollen would be overkill. Saliva is a digestive juice and will breakdown organic material, if in sufficient quantity.

[Ray]

Saliva converts starches to sugars. I don't think the pollinia or the viscidium is starch...