Re: Look-a-like hostas
- Subject: Re: Look-a-like hostas
- From: h*@open.org
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 21:46:31 -0700 (PDT)
Andrew:
>If the August Moon that is slug resistant happens to be tetraploid,
>but in all other respects looks identical to a diploid August Moon,
>then the new plant should be registered under a new name.
How about just calling it tet August Moom! That's what daylily people
do when a diploid is converted to a tetraploid - no need to give it a
different name.
>What differences, if any, exist between the somatic mutation process
>(which we call "sporting") of plants that are propagated either
>through unassisted vegetative means or through the TC process other
>than frequency of appearance of these sports?
I thought mutations were genetic.
Joe Halinar
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