Dehybridizing a Japanese green pepper

dokutaaguriin · March 22, 2009

I would like to find an op alternative to a standard Japanese green pepper (thin walled, intense green pepper flavour, not sweet like a bell).

1. How many generations before I can stabilize it? Is it similar to dehybridizing a tomato?

2. Is there hybrid vigor in F1 peppers that will be lost in subsequent generations?

I started some seeds saved from last year's crop to compare with the F1. It seems the plants are slightly smaller at this stage of growth.

Jeff

March 22, 2009	#1
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Dehybridizing a Japanese green pepper I would like to find an op alternative to a standard Japanese green pepper (thin walled, intense green pepper flavour, not sweet like a bell). 1. How many generations before I can stabilize it? Is it similar to dehybridizing a tomato? 2. Is there hybrid vigor in F1 peppers that will be lost in subsequent generations? I started some seeds saved from last year's crop to compare with the F1. It seems the plants are slightly smaller at this stage of growth. Jeff