Question about codes?

heirloomer08 · March 3, 2009

Just wondered what are all the codes mean that people are useing here. The PL, F1, F2, etc. If somebody could expand on these I am sure it would help us "information challenged" gardeners more understand the codes.
Thanks, heirloomer08

**Mischka** · March 3, 2009

Somewhere here we once had a list of the definitions but I can't find it.

PL = potato leaf; a leaf type of tomato plants, resembles leaves from potato plants.

RL = regular leaf; primary leaf type of most tomato plants. Photos would help here LOL

F1 = the first generation hybrid cross of two plants. Big Boy is a simple two parent F1 hybrid. All F1 plants are identical genetically aka Filial 1, which describes the first filial (or first generation) of seeds or plants resulting from a cross pollination of distinctly different and genetically pure parent plants.

F2 = second generation plant, grown from seed saved from F1 plant growout. Often unstable, with different parental traits segregating out from plant to plant.

Others can explain better, perhaps.

**carolyn137** · March 3, 2009

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...=abbreviations

Here's another thread with some more abbreviations ( codes) that lots of folks use.

**nctomatoman** · March 3, 2009

One final type of codes you may see are reflective of how various seed savers keep their seeds - such as Tomato 08-100, which for me means that in 2008, this tomato was number 100 (stored in vial 100 in my database).

So really three types of codes or abbreviations - those related to disease or tomato genetics, those acronyms that people have come up with for variety shortcuts (amazing how when I am driving and the license plate in front of me is LYH, I think of Lillian's Yellow Heirloom!), and vial or packet or database codes we use.....whoops, one more - if you see PI, IPK, or NSL numbers, it refers to the number given by the USDA or other organizations (the IPK varieties end up frequently in Seed Savers Exchange offerings) for their storage databases.

Who says there are no numbers and data in gardening!!!

**carolyn137** · March 3, 2009

(amazing how when I am driving and the license plate in front of me is LYH, I think of Lillian's Yellow Heirloom!),

****

You aren't alone on making those kinds of observations.

Last summer when I had an MD appt in Glens Falls I found out that his office was on the corner of X and the road I knew my orthopedic surgeon lived on and I'd been told that he had lots and lots of perennials in a bed near the road and I wanted to see what he was growing.

No problem finding it, b'c of all the lovely flowers and the address was 117__________Ave.

No problem, his address is Russian 117 as far as I'm concerned when I next send a Xmas card.

travis · March 3, 2009

And one more. RAT = really awful tasting

heirloomer08 · March 3, 2009

As I had figured, something simple, just had to know where to start. Thanks for letting me know everybody!

newatthiskat · March 4, 2009

In my line of work a code blue means we have to start CPR and get the AED's. Code red-Someone is going to the ground get the needles ready. I am not going to talk about a code Brown.

Kat

**carolyn137** · March 4, 2009

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Originally Posted by newatthiskat

In my line of work a code blue means we have to start CPR and get the AED's. Code red-Someone is going to the ground get the needles ready. I am not going to talk about a code Brown.

Kat

And when I was in the hospital a few years back after having the first of two new hips put in I heard a Code PINK and that one surprised me.

It turns out that code Pink is used in this hospital when it's suspected that a newborn has been abducted from the nursery.

mcsee · March 4, 2009

With your F numbers, this will help a little.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ghlight=filial

louster · March 5, 2009

I work at a k thru 2nd grade elementary school. Guess what a page for the custodian with the term " code green" means?

I got quite a chuckle out of that the first time I heard it.

March 3, 2009	#1
heirloomer08 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 89	Question about codes? Just wondered what are all the codes mean that people are useing here. The PL, F1, F2, etc. If somebody could expand on these I am sure it would help us "information challenged" gardeners more understand the codes. Thanks, heirloomer08

March 3, 2009	#2
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	Somewhere here we once had a list of the definitions but I can't find it. PL = potato leaf; a leaf type of tomato plants, resembles leaves from potato plants. RL = regular leaf; primary leaf type of most tomato plants. Photos would help here LOL F1 = the first generation hybrid cross of two plants. Big Boy is a simple two parent F1 hybrid. All F1 plants are identical genetically aka Filial 1, which describes the first filial (or first generation) of seeds or plants resulting from a cross pollination of distinctly different and genetically pure parent plants. F2 = second generation plant, grown from seed saved from F1 plant growout. Often unstable, with different parental traits segregating out from plant to plant. Others can explain better, perhaps. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

March 3, 2009	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...=abbreviations Here's another thread with some more abbreviations ( codes) that lots of folks use. __________________ Carolyn

March 3, 2009	#4
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	One final type of codes you may see are reflective of how various seed savers keep their seeds - such as Tomato 08-100, which for me means that in 2008, this tomato was number 100 (stored in vial 100 in my database). So really three types of codes or abbreviations - those related to disease or tomato genetics, those acronyms that people have come up with for variety shortcuts (amazing how when I am driving and the license plate in front of me is LYH, I think of Lillian's Yellow Heirloom!), and vial or packet or database codes we use.....whoops, one more - if you see PI, IPK, or NSL numbers, it refers to the number given by the USDA or other organizations (the IPK varieties end up frequently in Seed Savers Exchange offerings) for their storage databases. Who says there are no numbers and data in gardening!!! __________________ Craig

March 3, 2009	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	(amazing how when I am driving and the license plate in front of me is LYH, I think of Lillian's Yellow Heirloom!), **** You aren't alone on making those kinds of observations. Last summer when I had an MD appt in Glens Falls I found out that his office was on the corner of X and the road I knew my orthopedic surgeon lived on and I'd been told that he had lots and lots of perennials in a bed near the road and I wanted to see what he was growing. No problem finding it, b'c of all the lovely flowers and the address was 117__________Ave. No problem, his address is Russian 117 as far as I'm concerned when I next send a Xmas card. __________________ Carolyn

March 3, 2009	#6
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	And one more. RAT = really awful tasting

March 4, 2009	#8
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	Reply In my line of work a code blue means we have to start CPR and get the AED's. Code red-Someone is going to the ground get the needles ready. I am not going to talk about a code Brown. Kat

March 4, 2009	#10
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	With your F numbers, this will help a little. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ghlight=filial

March 5, 2009	#11
louster Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, MI Posts: 53	I work at a k thru 2nd grade elementary school. Guess what a page for the custodian with the term " code green" means? I got quite a chuckle out of that the first time I heard it.