Re: HYB:pollen parent vs pod parent
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB:pollen parent vs pod parent
- From: w*
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 06:29:59 -0500
- Priority: normal
On 24 May 01, at 0:21, sdkeller wrote:
> Can someone tell me if it makes any difference which cultivator you choose
> to be the pod parent or the pollen parent in a cross? I have tried some
> both ways and wondered if it mattered
I have heard this with arilbreds. If you are crossing them to bearded, you want to use the arilbred as the pod parent so you'll have more arilbred characteristics in the seedlings. I don't know if it is a proven fact or not.
I cannot prove it in my patch, for sure.
. Also, it began raining 4 or 5 hours
> after I made the crosses. Will this effect the chances of a successful
> cross? Sally Keller SE NY state zone 6
If it ws a gentle rain, things are probably ok. If it was a storm
with heavy rains and winds knocking down stalks, the crosses probably
didn't take. Sometimes, it is necessary to stake your podded stalks.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
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