RE: pollen grains
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: pollen grains
- From: "* C* <c*@chmc.org>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:56:37 -0700
Hi P.F.
Yes you can, and I plan on it with my two plants. I'll make crosses
with both plants and I'll self pollinate both plants. I believe it can
accentuate certain genetic traits. I haven't seen too many family trees
on AG pumpkins, but on the few I have seen I noticed that self
pollinated fruit have produced some larger fruit in the next generation.
I don't think it's any better or worse when it comes to this years
pumpkin. It is the seeds from that pumpkin that will give you the
results of the cross. Pollen from a Hubbard squash could give you the
same result for this years pumpkin but next year you would likely be
growing squash from those seeds. I hope this helps.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pumpkin Flower [SMTP:PUMPKNFLOWR@email.msn.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 7:42 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: pollen grains
>
> Can anyone answer this? Can you pollenate a female pumpkin flower
> with a
> male flower from the same plant ?
> In other words grow a pumpkin with only one plant . If so , is it
> better or
> worse to use the same plant for pollenization ?
> Pumpkin Flower
>
>
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