Re: the pumpkin Eve
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: the pumpkin Eve
- From: "* J* N* <c*@execpc.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 12:20:06 -0600
Do you have a list of the contents of your frozen seed bank? I would be
interested to hear what you have packed away!!!
Rick
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> From: GBPUMPKIN <GBPUMPKIN@aol.com>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: the pumpkin Eve
> Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 10:56 AM
>
> 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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