Re: New seedling
- Subject: Re: [iris-photos] New seedling
- From: A*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 22:10:16 EDT
In a message dated 7/13/2002 4:31:45 PM Central Daylight Time,
harold@directcon.net writes:
<< Beginning hybridizers need to understand that they are looking at 1
in 10,000 to 100,000 seedlings to combine the good qualities of both
parents. >>
Harold, are we talking about relatively modern cultivars as parents? If so,
I'd understood the percentage is down considerably in more recent years.
Betty Wilkerson Zone 6 SouthCentral Kentucky
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