RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #241

Tad with the Cub Scouts

Just wanted make a mention of Harris Seed Co.   

They have for the last 2 years donated about 3k corn seeds to our Cub
Pack so we could attempt to plant a Corn Maze. 

I do not know if you want to put this in the digest. 

tad



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Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #241


pumpkins DIGEST       Friday, February 25 2005       Volume 01 : Number
241



In this issue:

        723 selfed
        RE: 723 selfed
        Re: 723 selfed
        Re: 723 selfed
        Pollinated pumpkin?

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:12:18 EST
From: Lubadub@aol.com
Subject: 723 selfed

If someone took a 723 Bobier or an 846 Calai and selfed them, what are
the  
odds that the seed produced in this manner (F2) would be as good as the

original seed, one in 50 or one in 1000? I know this has been covered
elsewhere  but 
I have never seen a number relating to the possibility for seed.
 
Marv in Altoona
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:35:15 -0500
From: Steve Jepsen <sls247@lesco.com>
Subject: RE: 723 selfed

This is a great question. 

But I'd have to say the chances are better than germinating the same
seed
after is has turned 18 years old if the trying is outside of the sterile
lab
environment.

CT GS&PGA
Stephen Jepsen
823 Nichols Ave.
Stratford, CT 06614-3930
Office 203-378-0191
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Mobile 914-260-7176
www.ctpumpkin.com



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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of
Lubadub@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:12 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: 723 selfed

If someone took a 723 Bobier or an 846 Calai and selfed them, what are
the  
odds that the seed produced in this manner (F2) would be as good as the

original seed, one in 50 or one in 1000? I know this has been covered
elsewhere  but 
I have never seen a number relating to the possibility for seed.
 
Marv in Altoona
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:57:31 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Frank Edwards <edwardsfam@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: 723 selfed

Marv: Good question. I would suppose the answer is tied closely with the
degree of homozygosity of the seed to start with. The more homozygous
the seed, the more likely offspring will exhibit the same traits. A
related question: if a 723x846 is a good cross, then would a 1130
Hilstolsky (723xself) x 735 Pukos (846xself)  be a better one?
Frank

- -----Original Message-----
From: Lubadub@aol.com
Sent: Feb 24, 2005 8:12 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: 723 selfed

If someone took a 723 Bobier or an 846 Calai and selfed them, what are
the  
odds that the seed produced in this manner (F2) would be as good as the

original seed, one in 50 or one in 1000? I know this has been covered
elsewhere  but 
I have never seen a number relating to the possibility for seed.
 
Marv in Altoona
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:41:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Cliff Warren <cliffwarren@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: 723 selfed

> then would a 1130
> Hilstolsky (723xself) x 735 Pukos (846xself) 
> be a better one?

I believe it would.
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:06:46 +0200
From: "Alan Carpenter" <alan@rasrisk.co.za>
Subject: Pollinated pumpkin?

Does a pumpkin flower have to be pollinated for the pumpkin to grow? I
have
a pumpkin which started to flower then stopped with half the flower
open.
The petals were never really bright, clsoed and died off, but the
pumpkin
continues to survive. Could I just get a pumpkin without seeds?

Alan

Gauteng, SA.
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