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- Subject: Re: HYB: question re: heredity of form
- From: L* M* <l*@lock-net.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2012 12:43:56 -0400
Thanks Tom. That's the route I've been trying to take to incorporate modern traits into the more retro lines, but with 1) a couple of seedlings from DECADENCE open right now, both with pollen, neither as nicely formed as D,
2) barely a smidge of the other 'blood' I want, & 3) with so much loss of bloom this year,I was considering crossing the two, just to see if I could get back something with most of D's good genes but better adapted to my growing conditions.
But that would take at least two generations & time's going by awfully fast these days. :-( Efficiency only works when the irises cooperate, so I may just have to let go the idea of getting D into the mix, unless something comes from one of the older seedlings that include some of the other genes I want. Getting awfully hot and dry for successful crosses anyway.
But On 4/30/2012 5:38 PM, Tom Waters wrote:
Yep, although it would probably be more efficient to cross the seedlings with different irises that have the form you want. Tom Waters
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