Re: Toledo, OH - semi-update (and AG F1 hybrids)

pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
> 

> this would be crossing two extremely superior
> inbred lines, which would result in seeds that would have the best traits of
> both AND "hybrid vigor". Now I know this is a far cry from an F1, 

I would call it an F1. Actually the seeds of any cross inbred or not is
called F1. If one begins with seeds which have been inbred for a long
time like those of Roger Swalley, then one should get a stable fruit
(uniform color, ridges, weight, flavor etc) from the F1 seeds, never
anything bigger than what you got that first year (except for
environment and normal deviation).
  Such seeds would be great for a commerical produce like Big Max or
Prize Winner, but the folks on this list are not interested in acres of
1000 lb pumkins they want crosses where one might be a 1011 pounder. 
-- 
Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiology/genetics   i*@disknet.com 
Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab = Agriculture, science projects



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