Accidental Cross vs Sport vs Instability

Cole_Robbie · May 2, 2017

I had a few seeds come up that were a little different than expected. Some of them could be labeling errors, but assuming they are not....

If a seed has been accidentally crossed, whatever trait has been crossed in should show up at a minimum of 25% in the next generation? Is that right? I have one Fatali pepper that has purple leaves, but only one out of about two dozen plants. Maybe my sample size is too small?

With my tomatoes, I had one Sweet Sue come up RL and not PL. I also had a New Big Dwarf that is obviously not a dwarf. Are these "sports?" Or do the varieties just lack a tiny fractional percentage from being 100% stable? Or is that the same thing?

May 2, 2017	#1
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Accidental Cross vs Sport vs Instability I had a few seeds come up that were a little different than expected. Some of them could be labeling errors, but assuming they are not.... If a seed has been accidentally crossed, whatever trait has been crossed in should show up at a minimum of 25% in the next generation? Is that right? I have one Fatali pepper that has purple leaves, but only one out of about two dozen plants. Maybe my sample size is too small? With my tomatoes, I had one Sweet Sue come up RL and not PL. I also had a New Big Dwarf that is obviously not a dwarf. Are these "sports?" Or do the varieties just lack a tiny fractional percentage from being 100% stable? Or is that the same thing?