Re: HYB: tttt - more questions

Betty W. in South-central KY wrote:

I once bought Frank Adams because it was supposed 
to have a red pigment that others didn't possess! 
What was the FA pigment and how was it different? 

I remember reading about Frank Adams in TWOI, but I
don't have it with me. So, from my memory, Frank Adams
is supposed to produce malvidin (a different
anthocyanin from delphinidin or violanin). I'm not
quite sure what the difference is -- as far as number
and/or position of attached hydroxyl groups, etc. But
in any case, it mentioned that there are fuschia
flowers that are essentially spectrum red that are
highly pigmented with malvidin. So, the possibility
exists -- to produce a red iris by intensifying the
production of malvidin.  



		
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