Re: Iris Breeding -- terminology
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- Subject: Re: Iris Breeding -- terminology
- From: S* M* <7*@CompuServe.COM>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 12:49:58 -0700 (MST)
Graham Spencer wrote:
: I do believe that Sharon made up some of the words in her postings on this
: subject.
: ((-;
Probably. But not the ones you might think! I'm often guilty of coining a
simple term instead of using the tongue-twisting and finger-fatiguing, but
precise, tecnical one.
: Where do you learn all this?! Where do you find the time??
Some 40 years of reading everything I can get my hands on about iris. Long
hours spent in the library when I was in college -- too far to walk home between
classes. Same story during graduate school -- but this time at a university
with a much more extensive library section devoted to agricultural subjects.
And the NMSU library has continued to provide entertainment....
For anyone interested in such browsing, I suggest agricultural journals as well
as horticultural ones. And looking for topics like genetic statistics and
population genetics -- not just iris.
Many years ago, I remember running across a fascinating book entitled
"Introgressive Hybridization" that analyzed the occurence of natural hybrids
between iris species, but I don't recall the name of the author. Perhaps
someone else on the list will.
FInding the time? Just bits & pieces. But it eventually adds up.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
