Re: Digest Number 560

From: z88keys@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)

>From: Sharon McAllister <73372.1745@compuserve.com>
>
>Message text written by Dennis Kramb:
>
>>  A seed pod opened today from OMAR'S TORCH x FOURTEEN FOR RACHEL.  I was
>surprised that none of the seeds exhibited the white collar...or aril.  Is
>this typical behavior for quarterbreds?  (Omar's Torch is an OGB-).  Or is
>it more likely that these seeds are underdeveloped?  (I made the cross
>approximately 7 to 8 weeks ago.
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>To which Donald Eaves added:
>
>>  I hope someone answers this question.  My pod of TRAITOR x
>AT LAST, a TB x 1/4 arilbred? was gathered early because it
>shriveled w/o splitting.  Turned out it had worms.  Some of the
>seeds were not damaged and looked o.k., but all had the collar.
>Doubt that mine were completely mature since only three of my
>pods have cracked so far.  Will try anyway.
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>and
>
>>  Re my last post.  I got that backwards.  The cross should
>read AT LAST x TRAITOR.  The arilbred is the pod parent.
>Maybe I should stick to bee pods.
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>I can't offer any hard and fast rules on this.  Seeds from halfbreds do
>tend to have arils, although they aren't as pronouced as those of the
>arillate species and their hybrids.  I've seen seeds from quarterbreds with
>and without arils.  It seems to be a trait of the pod parent rather than
>the nature of the cross.  Logical conclusion, of course, but I do tend to
>question EVERYTHING.
>
>Sharon McAllister
>73372.1745@compuserve.com
Dear Sharon:  The only seeds I have had with prominent arils were from your
half-bred pollen on one of the seedlings from Mr. Sam Norris, which was
from a tetra aril by one of my hardy remontants. In other wors, half-aril X
half-aril, as I see it. Alas, the germination was amost nil. If any of you
know someone who will give such seeds the artificial germination, let me
know.   I did get a really green arilbred with onco shape this spring, but
it had very, very poor substance! I enjoyed the few arilbred seedlings I
got, but none seem to be really decent growers so far.  Maybe next year???



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