Re: Large white seeds
the 789 produced tan seeds for me. The large white seeds came from the 875
2000 Checkon if this helps...
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From: vince <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: 03 January 2002 17:17
Subject: Re: Large white seeds
>The 947 Patrick I grew in 2000 produced seeds with almost those
>charactoristics. White seed, most I've ever seen in one
>pumpkin, over 600, but only average size. However, I've never
>seen white AG seeds that were very large.
>
>Keep in mind, I don't believe all 947 Patricks will produce
>white seeds. This is a charactoristic like skin color. White
>seeds, I suspect, are comparable to green skin - a resessive
>trait. It pops up once in a while. Now, if you found a 947
>Patrick offspring that produced white seeds and that offspring
>had been selfed, the seeds from that offspring would be better
>canidates. (The 947 Patrick was selfed.)
>
>If you are interested in some seeds from my 947 Patrick
>offspring, send me your address in a private email. My 947
>Patrick was crossed with the 937 Mombert which produced a 789
>with the largest tan seeds I've ever seen. Most likely the
>offspring of this seed will produce tan seeds but you could get
>lucky.
>
>vince
>
>
>
>
>--- Jeff Davis <JDavis@OcularNetworks.com> wrote:
>> List,
>> I am looking for Atlantic Giant seeds that are likely to
>> produce the
>> following characteristics in the offspring.
>> The characteristics are listed most important first. If 1 is
>> not true, then
>> 2 and 3 don't matter. If 1 and 2 aren't true, then 3 doesn't
>> matter.
>> 1. White or thin seed coat (some are so thin that the seed
>> begins to appear
>> greenish)
>> 2. Large seed (this means large by AG standards)
>> 3. Many seeds in the fruit (i.e. greater than 300)
>> Please e-mail me at jdavis@ocularnetworks.com if you can help
>> me.
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
>
>
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