Does plant type indicate fruit type?

January 22, 2012

Cloz sent me some Captain Lucky seed of which I have germinated six (actually five) seed. The resulting seedlings have one PL and four RL seedlings. One of the four RL seedlings has wispy foliage which seems more true to type for heart shaped fruit. The Captain Lucky variety normally has regular RL foliage instead of the wispy foliage according to Cloz. By planting the RL plants instead of the PL or RL wispy, will the probability of obtaining typical Captain Lucky F2 fruit be higher?

Cloz and I agree the probability of cross pollination is greater than mixed seed resulting in the mixed seedlings. His results with the seed batch have been very similar to mine. He noticed the variations first and then asked me if I noticed the same thing with the seed he sent me.

Ted

January 22, 2012	#1
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	Does plant type indicate fruit type? Cloz sent me some Captain Lucky seed of which I have germinated six (actually five) seed. The resulting seedlings have one PL and four RL seedlings. One of the four RL seedlings has wispy foliage which seems more true to type for heart shaped fruit. The Captain Lucky variety normally has regular RL foliage instead of the wispy foliage according to Cloz. By planting the RL plants instead of the PL or RL wispy, will the probability of obtaining typical Captain Lucky F2 fruit be higher? Cloz and I agree the probability of cross pollination is greater than mixed seed resulting in the mixed seedlings. His results with the seed batch have been very similar to mine. He noticed the variations first and then asked me if I noticed the same thing with the seed he sent me. Ted