Re: lineage/genetics/characteristics

So let me get this straight, the two plants have the exact same parents?
Grown by two different growers? Hmm.. Thatr is an interesting thing to
ponder.. What were the parents of each the Dill 715 and the Mombert 750?

Rocky

Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES3.bankofny.com wrote:

> Rocky,
>      Actually, i left a very important part of the equation out.  i self
> pollinated both of them, meaning i should get similiar results next
> year.  That part i understand.  the part i don't understand is that they
> have the same exact background, yet look totally different.
>
> scott
>
> c
>
> Scott,
>     So let me get this straight. You grew both of those plants, each
> being
> the female and corresponding male to the other? The males characterstics
> will not show up until the following year, as itis used to set the
> plant,
> and its genetics for years to come, but has little dto do with this
> years
> characterstics. This is along the same lines of the discussion that went
> on
> a few weeks ago, where some do not understand why the male is listed in
> the
> parantage, and it shoud be the grandparents of the female that should
> actually be listed. Next year, I believe that if you grow one of each of
> those seeds, you will see some mix of the two pumpkins, and less
> dissimiarities than youdid this year.
>
> Rocky
>
> Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES3.bankofny.com wrote:
>
> > ---------------------- Forwarded by Scott Armstrong on 11/04/98 10:42
> AM
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > Hi everybody.  Now that things have died down a little, i have a
> > question: I grew 2 plants this year,, the dills 715, and the mombert
> > 750.  They have the exact same lineage.  the same mother and the same
> > father, yet they look incredibly different.  my 750 plant grew a
> really
> > round smooth orange pumpkin, while the 715 grew an ugly mottled
> > cantelouped peach colored, deep ribbed pumpkin.  i know this is going
> to
> > sound idioitic, but why such dissimilarities?  i mean, my brother and
> > myself don't look like twins, but you can definatly tell we're
> related.
> > But these 2 looked NOTHING alike.
> >
> > Scott
> >
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