Re: HYB: Reblooming Arilbreds
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- Subject: Re: HYB: Reblooming Arilbreds
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 17:13:19 -0700 (MST)
On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Sharon McAllister wrote:
> Although the second bloom =
>
> spurt was after the normal arilbredmedian
> season was over, it was well within the
> normal spring season.
>
> Spring in New Mexico is whimsical. The
> last killing freeze often comes after a =
>
> spell of afternoon highs in the 70s. So
> quarterbreds often put up what I'd term =
>
> a pre-season spurt of bloom -- well =
>
> ahead of the halfbreds. And 3/4-breds
> often put up a significant number of late-
> season stalks. =
>
Interesting to take note of the above. I am wondering if Sharon
is referring to quarter arilbred medians. In Texas and in
Misssissippi, the quarter arilbred medians do not bloom until after the
the higher percentage arilbreds. I had always attributed that fact to the
SDB blood that was in the quarterbreds. The quarterbred talls bloom with
the early TB's.
Presently, I have stalks of the higher percentage aril breds
showing color, and I can feel buds down in the fans of the quarterbred
arilmedians. There are no buds in the SDB's.
So if you are planning to make some quarterbred crosses, you will
have to gather the pollen from the halfbreeds and freeze it for use later
when the SDB's and TB's are in bloom.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8 (Using Mark Cook's chart this area was Zone 11
until last week when it suddenly became Zone 9!)
