RE: Diversity in Plant selection

Hmmm. Hierarchical trees, indexing, databases, statistics...

Sounds like a job for a COMPUTER PROGRAMMER!


MIKE NEPERENY
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dan Shapiro [SMTP:dgs@leland.stanford.edu]
> Sent:	Friday, January 16, 1998 1:59 PM
> To:	pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject:	Re: Diversity in Plant selection
> 
> Rick - wow!  The pumpkin seed DOW (Dao?).  If I start thinking about
> that
> I'll lose a day of work.
> 
> My guess is that a checklist of "good seed features" would be more
> useful
> than a full-up numerical index here, since the real goal is to
> identify
> hidden "gems" or show that our folk wisdom about some  particular seed
> is
> in error.   We could do that with a checklist.  A numerical index is
> best
> at deciding  close calls ..  but there is so much uncertainty in this
> business that you might as well toss a coin if you find yourself in
> that
> situation.
> 
> Amazing.  I'm an academic arguing against numbers.
> 
> 	Dan
> 
> >This may be getting us out farther on a limb than we want to go, but
> if
> >every one thought the "success ratio" was really important someone
> with
> >more math skills than me could come up with a formula to rate a seeds
> >potential.  You could factor in the number of seeds grown (that we
> know
> >about anyway), and also factor in the personal best weight for each
> grower.
> >  Like I said, it may not be worth it.   Just a thought.
> >
> >Rick
> 
> 
> 
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