First-generation arilbreds
- Subject: First-generation arilbreds
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Mar 96 11:37:55 MST
Linda writes:
>> are there lots of tetraploid TB x tet. aril crosses around?
Not "lots", but I can think of three, all from TB x tetraploid regelia crosses
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Genetic Artist, 1972, from Frost and Flame X Vulcanus.
Genetic Burst , 1977, from New Snow X Saffron Charm.
Genetic Leader, 1976, from Esther Fay X Vulcanus
Tom writes (regarding Linda's question about crossing TBs with tetraploid arils)
>> This type of breeding is still in the early stages, since tetraploid
>> arils are a relatively new development. These new arilbreds are still
>> mostly in the hybridizers' gardens, but that will probably change over
>> the next decade or so.
Actually, most of mine have already made the move from the garden to the arroyo
. (Erosion control is the local equivalent of the compost heap.) Getting
seedlings is one thing. Getting seedlings good enough to introduce is another
matter entirely.
I've found the reverse cross is harder to make, but produces better quality
seedlings and I do have one especially nice one slated for introduction in
1997. "Just" 20 years after I made my first crosses of this type.
Sharon McAllister
Southern New Mexico
73372. 1745 @compuserve.com
