Re: mesopotamica influence (was REB: PERFUME COUNTER)

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• Subject: Re: mesopotamica influence (was REB: PERFUME COUNTER)
• From: L* M* <l*@icx.net>
• Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 04:51:27 -0700 (MST)

Sharon McAllister wrote:
>I. mesopotamica occurs as
>Three of 128 GGGGGgrandparents
>Four of 256 GGGGGGgrandparents
>One of 512 GGGGGGGgrandparents
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>Of course, there are a number of branches
>that can't be traced back to species, but
>this is an excellent subject for aspiring
>hybridizers who want to see for themselves
>what can be learned through pedigree
>analysis.

Any idea as to what percentage of tall bearded iris pedigrees can be
successfully traced far enough back to determine relative contribution
of mesopotamica?   Wouldn't that be a nice thing for catalogs to
include!

Lloyd, if you knew the percentage of mesopotamica influence in a given
introduction, at what level of influence would you expect it to fail in
this region?  

Linda Mann east Tennessee USA

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