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ShagHarbour n,s canada

i no nothing about basic breeding in pumpkins,,like most animals males gives color ,,, females give shape and size,is that the same for giant pumpkins?

10/30/2012 3:13:57 PM

Colorado

the males pollen contributes 50 % of the genetics going into the seeds.Mitochondrial dna is determined by the female side(the pumpkin) -so its not exactly 50/50

10/31/2012 3:21:03 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

When looking for a seed to grow, I always look to see what the pollinating plant grew...the bigger the better!!

10/31/2012 9:16:03 PM

ShagHarbour n,s canada

so if the male flower is bigger then the female things well start improving?

10/31/2012 9:46:41 PM

Hinckley MN

generally there is regresion towards the mean so the seed from a giant fruit doesn't do quite as well as the the average of the parrent weights, but the following generation can exeed the original weights. some of the selfed seeds don't seem to regress much at all.

10/31/2012 11:12:30 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

As long as the pumpkin is over 800 lbs weight is a secondary concern for me but when it comes to color I have always felt that the male is equal or even more important than the female.

11/1/2012 10:49:28 AM

ShagHarbour n,s canada

why i am writing this is because i want to start me own improvement on squash,,,,thanks for the good answers

11/4/2012 5:28:50 PM

West Michigan---Hasekg39@gmail.com

Male doesn't give the CURRENT pumpkin anything but makes up close to half of what the seed genetics are meaning the male only will have an effect on the next generation of pumpkins grown from the seeds

12/10/2012 7:47:59 AM