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Lexington, Ky

OK, who's thinking about this cross next year?! LOL

11/2/2010 12:46:26 PM

Trinity River Bottom

kinda sound like there want be many 1810's available.

11/2/2010 12:57:57 PM

Alabama

1725 x 1725 who's thinking about this cross next year?

11/3/2010 1:16:30 AM

Belgium

will do it if i had 2 seeds...

11/3/2010 4:46:03 PM

Belgium

1725 x 1725 that is...

11/3/2010 4:46:47 PM

Colorado

I assume 1725sweet

11/3/2010 5:47:55 PM

Alabama

1725 Harp x 1725 Sweet

11/3/2010 8:58:04 PM

Las Cruces NM

All I will say is be carefull of Inbreeding depression!

11/6/2010 12:57:47 AM

Somerset,Ky

I was thinking the same thing! I could almost hear the
pop from here.

11/6/2010 1:36:12 AM

Kevinstinindians@yahoo.com

Has anyone ever proven inbreeding depression exists in AGs or any other maximas? If they have I'm not aware of it.

11/6/2010 12:05:05 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

If inbreeding depression exists in AG's, it would take many more generations before the effects could be noticed.

11/6/2010 1:54:52 PM

Northern California Foothills

They are not affected by inbreeding depression because they pollinate themselves. Besides, if they did suffer from inbreeding depression we would have seen this decades ago.

11/6/2010 11:28:36 PM

Las Cruces NM

OK, you all just rocked my world!

Curcurbits, can you explain further? Seems AG are subject to inbreeding depression because they are hermaphrodites … because they CAN pollinate themselves … so I’m just wondering where you are coming from?

Because AGs are hermaphrodites wouldn’t the scientific assumption be they are subject to inbreeding depression until proven otherwise? I’m getting confused here -- isn’t selfing frowned upon because of inbreeding depression?

If one accept that heterosis exists, can one deny inbreed depression doesn’t exist?

Help me out here cuz you rocked my world!

11/7/2010 2:47:16 PM

Bemidji Minnesota

As far as I know, in AG's all inbreeding does is re-enforce the traits already there.

If you re-enforce bad traits, you get more of the same.

If you re-enforce good traits you get more of the same.

The only thing about in-breeding is it does not bring in anything new.

It can even be usefull for a few generations before adding something new.

11/8/2010 2:15:33 PM