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Re: breeding rules

Dear John:
	Yes, I believe so.  Crossing a Show King squash with an Atlantic Giant
pumpkin should produce hybrid vigor. How much vigor though is unknown to
me. I do not know the breeding history of the Show King squash.  It is my
guess it has a similar back ground to AG.  Like AG, Show King is probably
the result of a cross between Goderich Giant, Genuine Mammoth and Mammoth
Tours that took off in a different direction than AG.  However, if I wanted
to grow a really big squash that took advantage of hybrid vigor to its
extreme, I'd cross an Atlantic Giant with Zebra or Hungarian Mammoth.  That
is of course if you have lots of room to play these kind of games.  It's
not called C. "maxima" for nothin.
	I believe I read a posting where Chris Andersen, as in "Champion Chris,"
grew a crossed AG and Show King squash.  Maybe he'll see this post and
comment on his results and if he believes he saw any unusual vigor in the
plant.
	Those seeds could be well worth trying next season.

Michael
mcohill@neo.lrun.com
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> From: john failor <buckeye5@bright.net>
> To: Michael Cohill <mcohill@neo.lrun.com>
> Cc: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Re: breeding rules
> Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 10:57 PM
> 
> 	Does this mean that a cross between an Atlantic Giant and a Giant
> Show king squash could result in hybrid vigor? If so I have my 346 squash
> that was pollinated with Atlantic Giant pollen. The pollen donor plant
> produced a 444 lb. pumpkin. What are my chances of getting hybrid vigor
> next year? All this discussion of genetic theory is quite interesting.
> 
> John
>
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