Re: AG Genetics - Seed Color
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- Subject: Re: AG Genetics - Seed Color
- From: T*
- Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 17:46:37 -0400
White seeds are just not mature. A single pumpkin can have both mature
(brown seeds) and white soft shell seeds. There is also different types of
seeds soft and hard shell. There is a web page out there showing the 2
different types. I cant remember the address thoug.
Troy
-----Original Message-----
From: Harold Eddleman Ph.D. <indbio@disknet.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 5:59 PM
Subject: AG Genetics - Seed Color
>Dear Fellow Growers
> Some Atlantic Giant seeds are TAN (brown) color and some are WHITE.
>Does anyone know whether the genetics of this color is known? It is not
>given on the CGC Gene List. If not known, this may be a simple trait we
>could pool our info and arrive at the inheritance.
> We would try to determine whether it is a singe locus and whether
>brown or white is dominant. Since all the seeds in a fruit are the same
>color we will have to have the infor for many fruits.
> During 1999 I plan to cross 750 McIntyre 1998 (white) X 690 Sproule
>1997 (TAN seeds). I will then hope to follow the seed color of the
>following generations.
> If white seeds are recessive then I know the McIntyre seed is t/t and
>the Spoule seed is T/T or T/t. This is assuming these plants are diploid
>and not polyploid. Thru the assistance of Mike N and Barb K, I have a
>pedigree for both the seeds I will plant.
> The Tan seed has the following ancestors. Can you tell me the color of
>any of these seeds:
>941 Eaton 1996
>1006 Greer 1996
>------
>663 Eaton 1995
>887 Orr 1995
>680 Dill 1994
>697 Ciliberto 1994
>-----
>910 Nelson 1994 UOW
>804 Zehr 1994
>945.5 DeJong 1994
>990 Bax 1994
>792 Holland 1993
>500.5 Dill 1989
>502.5 Ciliberto 1991
>722 Holland 1992
>-----
>740 Holland 1993
>827 Holland 1992
>636 MacDonald 1993
>755 Craven 1993
>721.5 Eaton 1993
>836 Craven 1993
>721.5 Eaton 1993
>511 Woodward 1993
>827 Holland 1992
>722
>
>--
>Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
>Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
>http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/pk.htm
>
>
>
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