Re: Mutated Blossom Segments

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• To: "Chris Andersen" <c*@value.net>
• Subject: Re: Mutated Blossom Segments
• From: "* /* C* <m*@olywa.net>
• Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 10:49:01 -0700

Chris, I had the same thing yesterday.As difficult as it was to count the
full segments I think mine had 5 lobes but not sure. I pollinated it
anyways and marked it . Will watch and see it's performance. Hey cheer up.
I pollinated on July 28th last year and grew a 602# . In 1995 I pollinated
on July 21st and grew the 658.5# So you got lots of time. Pollinate
everything in site then make your selections. That's what I do.   shellie
mcramer@olywa.net
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> From: Chris Andersen <chrisa@value.net>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Mutated Blossom Segments
> Date: Sunday, July 13, 1997 9:06 AM
> 
> Hi ,
> 
> I have a plant which I continue to  find mutant blossom segments on. 
> 
> The segments are completely disorganized, sideways upside down, crooked
and
> what have you. 
> 
> This morning the first female on my main vine opened and this one is
really
> distorted, only 3 segments, some of the segments are swollen to 3x the
size
> of a normal segment and again in a state of total disarray.
> 
> Is it OK to pollinate these mutants, or should I pollinate and keep
waiting
> in hopes the plant throws a normal female then cull the mutants. I don't
> really want to pass this problem down the gene pool line if I should ever
> give any seed away, that is if the plant will even grow a pumpkin. At
this
> point I am seriously starting to have my doubts.
> 
>  Does anybody know what causes this strange occurrence?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris Andersen
> Moraga, Calif.

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