Re: Descriptions/Hybridizing
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Descriptions/Hybridizing
- From: m*@tricities.net (Mike Lowe)
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 20:36:18 -0600 (MDT)
Walter writes...
> Bernice is convinced FRANK ADAMS holds the key for unlocking
>the red gene.
FRANK ADAMS has reportedly shown malvidin in its pigment makeup and
speculation in the 60s/70s was that high concentrations of malvidin without
the usual delphinidin would lead to spectrum red.
Interestingly enough, considering cultivars recently discussed, a cross of
FRANK ADAMS with VIOLET HARMONY also gave a TB with malvidin. Bernice and
her cohorts may be on the right trail -- she was going to team up with a
pigment chemist from VA Tech to do lab work on test crosses. I have not
kept up with progress, if any.
I believe Rick Ernst and his jumping genes have the best chance of
producing results.
Cheers,
Mike, mikelowe@tricities.net -- http://www.tricities.net/~mikelowe/
http://www.worldiris.com
South Central Virginia, USA USDA Zone 7A
