Re: HYB - TB: "Throwbacks" (Re: CULT/HYB: Harvest of Memories)
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- Subject: Re: HYB - TB: "Throwbacks" (Re: CULT/HYB: Harvest of Memories)
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- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 17:53:59 -0700 (MST)
Dorothy Fingerhood wrote:
> How interesting! Can anybody else address this comment? Why would
> Schreiners' things give a higher percentage of "throwbacks" than other=
> hybridizers' irises? Very curious. =
>
> Sharon? Rick? Walta? Gary? other hybridizers --what say you?
I think that Schreiners' things are fairly characteristic of dominant
lines. Ideal for a massive breeding program because the "keepers" =
are so easy to select. Easy to cull because the "throwbacks" aren't
carriers of desirable traits one might want to line-breed.
Personally, I have no desire to work on that scale. I prefer the fun
of wide crosses and nested recessives.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
