Re: Top Proven Seeds For 2003
The 935 Lloyd and the 801.5 Stelts really stand out as parent
seeds. Almost half of the 101 known 1,000+ pounders have one
of these two seeds on the maternal side and another dozen have
one of these two on the paternal side.
These two together would seem to be a match made in heaven!!
It is interesting that there are NO 935(f) x 801.5(m) crosses
out there that I could find. I did find six 801.5(f) x 935(m)
crosses but none of them have been widely planted. The most
promising two are the 963 Stucker 2002 (a beautiful pumpkin)
and the 808 Kuhn 2000 which shows no offspring at all!
I think it is a crime that no one has tried the 808 Kuhn
especially since the pollinator plant was the mother to the
712.2 Kuhn one of the top producer seeds of all time!!! What's
up with that??
If I had an 808 Kuhn, I'd plant it for reasons more than just
curiosity.
hint, hint....
vince
--- Cliff Warren <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Vince,
>
> Thanks for this research!
>
> One point I might add is that of these top 5, three
> were grown from the 935 Lloyd, and two from the 801.5
> Stelts. And each of these, the 935 and 801.5, are seeds
> that had some "inbreeding" (selfing, sibbing, cross
> with the mother, etc.)... Lending more creedence to the
> theory that you take a fairly pure line, THEN cross it,
> then you might create a great seed. (This is the whole
> F1/F2 hybrid thing I was trying to explain earlier...)
>
> Your point about how some seeds are heavily planted
> (by top growers) and other are not is also something
> that should not be ignored and is hard to factor in.
>
> Regards, Cliff
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