Re: HYB: tetraploids, Diploids, Triploids etc
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- Subject: Re: HYB: tetraploids, Diploids, Triploids etc
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 12:48:41 -0600 (MDT)
Dennis Kramb writes:
> In the last few days I've learned from other L-listers that (except for
the
> really old historics) all the TB, MTB, IB, BB, SDB, and MDB irises on the
> market today are tetraploids.
Dennis,
Some breeders of MTB's, such as Ben Hager and the Craigs, have concentrated
on tetraploids, but I believe that most MTB's, even those being hybridized
currently, are diploids.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net