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Re: breeding rules


Michael wrote:

> If you continually choose, or SELECT, the seed from the largest pumpkin in
> the patch, year after year, you will theoretically grow a larger pumpkin
> every year.  In this manner we will eventually grow a fruit that weights a
> ton.

Is this necessarily true? Surely there must be a genetic limit to 
how big a pumpkin can grow?

Danie Viljoen
Pretoria



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