"Reverse" crosses
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- Subject: "Reverse" crosses
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: 12 Mar 96 21:28:24 EST
>I've found the reverse cross is harder to make, but produces better quality
>seedlings
Linda Mann writes:
i assume you mean depending on which parent is the pod parent? which is the
normal and which is the reverse?
I use "reverse" to indicate the opposite of whichever direction was under
discussion, not to mean the opposite of "normal". In this case, I consider the
tetraploid aril X tetraploid TB the preferred type. Best of all for the
exploration process are "reciprocal" crosses, meaning the cross is made both
directions between the same two clones.
Sharon McAllister
Southern New Mexico
73372. 1745 @compuserve.com
