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3 acre corner in Whittaker,Mi USA ([email protected])

Hey all,
If you are trying to preserve certain traits in a given fruit would you be more apted to self pollinate or cross it with a sibling off the same fruit....or does it not really matter??? Just something I have been wondering!!! Erik

5/28/2011 9:12:16 AM

New York

Preservation obviously requires self-pollination, since crossing it (even with a sibling) still induces genetic variation. Of course, there's no way of targeting which traits will be preserved, even if you self it.

5/28/2011 9:06:47 PM

Utah

I believe x sib is better. Selfing can bring out recessive traits. A few years ago I tried the x self for 3 generations.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=44250

735 Pukos (846 Calai 1999 x self )
891 Tanner 2004 (735 Pukos 2001 x Self)
503 Tanner (891 Tanner 2004 x self)

The traits I wanted to keep from the 735 were not there.

5/29/2011 10:34:49 PM