RE: re: Circumference
Growing conditions and genetics could both influence the wall thickness of
pumpkins on a plant.
But since growing conditions and genetics should be the same for any two
pumkins on a given plant, wall thickness should be similar if the shapes of
the fruit are similar. I would be very surprised if given two fruit from
the same plant, with similar shapes, one would show a significant difference
from the other in final weight compared to estimated weight from the OTT
equation. In other words I would be surprised if one weighed much heavier
and another lighter than their charted weight.
Chris Michalec
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Nepereny [SMTP:neps@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 12:21 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: re: Circumference
>
> > Since there is so much variety in AG's, are we sure that thick walls
> is
> >a genetic trait that one seed definatley has, like if I get a certin
> seed,
> >it will have thick walls? Or can one pumpkin have thick walls on a plant
>
> >and another one on the same plant have thin walls.
>
> Jordan,
>
> I believe growing conditions (heat, soil, etc.) have as much to do with
> wall thickness and subsequent 'over the charts' weight as does genetics. I
> welcome arguments but there is substantial data available to prove my
> point.
>
> Mike Nepereny
> AGGC
>
>
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