Re: Return to Genetic ramblings
In a message dated 2/19/2003 10:07:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
cliffrwarren@hotmail.com writes:
> Then on the other hand, some things are unexplained to
> me, such as Kirk Mombert's 723 plant in 2001. He had a
> tremendous squash and pumpkin on the same plant. True
> that both were pale, but when they're growing on the
> same plant, they should have the same genetics, right?
> That is something that our simplified model does not
> explain.
>
> The 723 Bobier seems to be one of those seed stocks where
> some seeds fall on one side and some on the other.
>
>
First off...lets get the facts straight....the Mombert "squash" was not a
full green/blue from day 30 squash but a late season greener from what I
understand. Secondly, due to the wishy-washy determinations of what we call
squash and pumpkin you cannot go by the common terminaology or classification
as found in contest records or AGGC. The only difference between the first
fruit on the MOmbert plant and the second fruit was the % of
green...................G
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