Re: the pumpkin Eve
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: the pumpkin Eve
- From: G* <G*@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 11:56:13 EST
In a message dated 98-01-09 22:08:16 EST, you write:
<< Subj: Re: the pumpkin Eve
Date: 98-01-09 22:08:16 EST
From: collinsr@execpc.com (Richard J. Noffke)
Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Dan:
This is a very important issue to the sport. I am very interested and
concered about these issues. Unfortunately I have felt that the group as a
whole has not been as concerned about it as they should. Run a search in
the archieves I know I have participated in several very pointed
discussions on this already.
For the most part the general census has been that the selection process
that we all do by growing the seeds from the biggest fruit is sufficient.
I believe that this process has been a huge role in the sucess of the past
decade of weight gains, but...
However, both common sense, and major crop failure real life experiences
show us that this is not the way to go. Would you have to mention anything
more than the Potato famine and the Southern corn wilt?
Dan I would love to dive into this discussion actively with you and anyone
else that is interested. I don't feel it is a panic situation, but none
the less very worthy of disussing. Genetic diversity is very important.
Lets keep talking
Rick
>>
I keep a genetic frozen seed archive if we get in trouble in the future.
George
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