Re: Hypothetical pumpkins
I'm not an expert, but I would say no for the following reasons.
+ You need to grow more than one before making any conclusion.
+ As I understand it, each seed can have different genentics. Each grain of pollin (that
pollinates) results in a seed in the pumpkin that can have different genetics. In other words, the
other seeds may have different fathers, especially if open pollinated.
+ Even if all the pollin came from the same flower, there seeds can grow pumpkins with different
charateristics. I don't think it's like twins, triplets, etc. where each seed has identical DNA.
When parents have kids they don't all turn out the same.
If more pumpkins are grown with poor results, then yes, the offspring is likely to be of lesser
value.
> I have a question that has been rattling around upstairs:
> If someone were to plant a high quality seed, say, Hypo 1000, and only grew a
> 98 pound pumpkin from it, for what ever reason, are the seeds from the
> offspring of a lesser quality or value?
> I realize that there are numerous factors that could be at fault but,
> genetically, is the next generation at all tainted?
> No really, I'd like to know.
>
> Rich Canter
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