Re: Parentages
On Sat, Apr 10, 1999 at 10:12:57AM -0700, Patrick Olaris wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 10, 1999 at 04:35:07AM +0000, Alan & Sharon Eaton wrote:
> > Re the 832 Bruce 97,I know that he told some that it was open pollinated
> > and some that it was self pollinated.He told me he did not hand pollinate,
> > but that the male was the 935 Lloyd 96.I think he also said that he grew
> > only the 935 Lloyd and there were no other possible pollinators in the area.
> >
> The male parent of the 935 Lloyd could be any other c. maxima
> within eight miles of the plant, but the probability drops off rapidly as
> the distance increases.
Correction: this should obviously read:
> The male parent of the 832 Bruce 97 could be any other c. maxima
> within eight miles of the plant, but the probability drops off rapidly as
> the distance increases.
Also, I was unclear above when I said within 8 miles--that should be any
C. maxima within a four mile radius (8 mile diameter) of the plant.
Sorry--I had just gotten up. :)
Shaun
--
Poor animals! How jealously they guard their pathetic bodies.. that which to
us is merely an evening's meal, but to them is life itself. -T. Casey Brennan
polaris@wolfenet.com ++ PGP email welcome
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
