Re: hybridizing
- Subject: Re: hybridizing
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 96 10:39:59 MST
In a message dated 96-02-18 10:34:35 EST, you write:
>There is an ongoing discussion about maternal vs paternal traits in
>the daylily robin. It seems there is a difference between pod parents
>and pollen parents. Among other things plant vitality and hardiness
>seem to be carried by the pod or maternal parent. I expect that iris
>would be the same.
Dennis, I am a skeptic. I've heard such theories re daylilies, but do not
believe there is scientific evidence to support them. Although one should
always keep an open mind, I have to remain agnosic re this idea until there
is real science to back it up. Do you know of any controlled studies that
have concluded this? If so I would really like to know about them....it
certainly would be a significant factor to consider if true. Clarence Mahan
