Re: irradiation units...
Pumpkin nuts,
Irradation can be a good thing, increasing the amount of mutations in a
given amount of time. Besides the cross breeding we growers do to allow for
artificial selection, the mutations caused by the irradation can lead to
positive phenotypic traits that crossing genetic material may never do. So
by chance, if we irradate enough seeds, some will have advantageous
mutations, but many will have disadvatageous mutations and many will be
killed.
Greg
www.thepumpkinmaster.com
>From: Ezpumpkin@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: irradiation units...
>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 06:55:59 EST
>
>In a message dated 11/2/01 3:48:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>rocky.r@cyber-quest.com writes:
>
>
> > http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=17706
> >
> >
>
>I talked to a Ferry-Morse rep this week about irradiation damage. She said
>they have already investigated the issue (of course) . She said not to
>worry.
>
>Someone else pointed out that it will take years and multi millions to
>install machines all over the country.
>
>Bob
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