Re: Re: HYB: CULT: stunted stalks
- Subject: Re: [iris] Re: HYB: CULT: stunted stalks
- From: "Showtime Farm" s*@bbtel.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:43:58 -0400
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
all this talk about the 'Screiner's blues' and certain lines having less
resilience in hot/cold/warm/freeze conditions has me wondering if this is
just not a symptom of inbreeding/linebreeding. We all (i'm assuming) know
that linebreeding/inbreeding are valuable for 'locking in' recessive traits,
but those same recessive traits are recessive for a reason. Says something
for a little good ol hybrid vigor.....
things that make you go hmmm,
Christian
ky
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