RE: 1262 Emmons x 1260 Weir
I tend to think that genetics becomes more important as grower talent
improves, not less. The cultural skills and experience of the very top
growers seem pretty equally matched. With their high level ability to
anticipate, avoid and deal with all the adverse variables of the sport,
genetics becomes an ever increasing factor in who wins. Contrast this with
a third year grower such as myself. The number and severity of mistakes
I'm likely to make can overwhelm the growth potential of one seed over
another.
"Thompson, Paul
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Mike,
You're very probably on to something, here. Personally, I've never believed
in silver bullets. Highly polished bullets, maybe. Silver ones, nope.
As to your question, I think there's a sliding scale: As the talent of the
grower increases, the importance of the genetics decreases. Less talent
needs better genetics.
Believe me, genetics are important to a fella like me.
Paul Thompson
Armada, Michigan
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike and Vickie Brock [v*@mcn.org]
<big snip>
Take what we saw this year Geneva got lucky and lined up the silver
bullets?
Ever notice that lately most the HH have a knack at finding silver bullets.
If the fruit is a phenotype product of its environment includes grower)
then
what weight do we put on genetics and weight??
Just some nagging thoughts......MB
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