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Tomato Hybridization Questions (good ones)
Comments (13)Maybe it has something to do with heredity, I dunno, but after reading all that stuff, my head hurts. Are weak intellectual constitutions and eye strain dominant, I guess? Whew! Anyway, High Plains Drifter, here are some addresses to cut and paste into your search engine window (since I haven't evolved sufficiently to provide automatic electronic hyperlinks ... gosh, with my diminished capacities, it was a real task to even spell that): http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/tomatoai.html http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/tomatojr.html http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/tomatosz.html What you will find are lists of hundreds of tomato cultivars with descriptions of their applications (whether they are applicable to heat tolerance, for instance ... like Gulf State Market, Creole, Bradley, etc.), and even some parentage info. I hope the lists will be helpful in your search for genetic material to develop your super race of t'maytur. As far as your original question, this is the first year I've attempted to cross pollinate myself; but I can tell you this: 1) I was told (by a knowledgeable member who shall remain unidentified) to only emasculate flowers that were in the early stages of showing color and had not opened or revealed their stigma. However, I emasculated 3 Cherokee Purple flowers that were clearly showing stigma and pollinated them with 3 separate contributing pollens (one "male" varietal contribution source per flower), and 2 of the 3 flowers set fruit while not one of the flowers that were on the same plant set fruit during the same high temperature period of time. It remains to be seen if those two fruits produce hybrid seed. 2) In another case, during the same very hot period of time, I emasculated two Green Zebra flowers whose pedals had spread but whose stigma were still tightly encapsulated by the whatchamacallit pods. I let the exposed stamen sit for about 30 hours, and then pollinated by smearing the stigma with broken open male parts from a yellow cherry tomato (I'm after clusters of small, tart, crunchy, striped, ping pongs with more yellow at ripe stage). One of the two flowers set fruit while not a single other flower on the GZ set fruit during the same period of time. My assumptions thus far (based upon very limited experience and training in this whole thing): A. Either I pollinated the blossoms that I emasculated with their own pollen as I tore off the male parts; or B. I succeeded in pollinating the blossoms with the intended pollen from the male contributors; or C. The blossoms were already pollinated, and I just got lucky enough not to destroy them; or D. The stigma were pollinated by some other means after I emasculated them. My assumption that I succeeded with my intent is only bolstered by the fact that not one single other blossom existing at the time of my activity set fruit on the two plants I was working with. It was during the hottest part of July with daytime temps running 94 to 102 here in S.W. Indiana. As to your question about "how many flowers" to gather contributing pollen from ... it's just too damned tedious to go through tapping, capturing, drying, blah, blah, blah, as described in the scientific literature I read ... so, I just tore off 5 or 6 blossoms (from each intended contributor) that looked ripe or overripe, tore them open, and gently brushed the receiving stigma with the torn parts. I washed my hands with hot, soapy water inbetween each procedure. I ended up having lots of yellow dust on my fingers when I did this, so I assume I got the job done. We shall see next year, right? Regards, Bill (a flatland hybridizing neophyte)...See MoreAny AGT fans out there?
Comments (38)I really enjoyed Preacher Lawson! I also thought he was poking fun at himself for losing to a 12 year old - not complaining about her. I liked that he was able to respond in a very funny way in the moment....while he may (or may not) stick to a script for his act, he didn't need a script to have a funny comeback. I liked Terry Crews as host much better than Tyra, who was fine, but Nick Cannon was a hard act for Tyra to follow. Edited to add, YES, Sophie was absolutely amazing. That spinning from her neck in the hoop was incredible. I am happy with Preacher Lawson winning, but do wish Sophie would have won....See MoreAGT: The Champions tonight. . .
Comments (8)Jackie has really 'grown up' since she was first on AGT, she was such a cute little girl. And she's beautiful now! Unlike many child entertainers, she just keeps getting better, IMHO, anyway. As for Sal, I didn't think his performance last night was his best, by any means, but I really do like him. He has a wonderful voice, he's good looking, (okay, so I'm a sucker for blue eyes) and has a very likeable stage presence. What's not to like? Although I guess his music genre probably appeals more to us "old folks", than the younger generations. I grew up with his kind of music. Rusty...See MoreAGT: The Champions
Comments (11)"But how can you judge someone like Jon or Shin against Paul Pott who I love. ?" I guess that's the difference in being able to judge on the basis of actual talent (not sure that's the proper term here) and a popular vote. I'm not clear on whether the finals will be judged solely by the so called "super fans", or if Simon, Heidi, Mel B and Howie will also have a say in it. I think Simon is the most capable of putting his own likes/dislikes aside and judging on talent, and Howie, too, to some extent. Heidi and Mel B, not so much. And I'm thinking the super fans' votes will be a popular vote only. But I could be wrong on that. We'll see next Monday! It should be interesting. I wonder if the judges had any inkling ahead of time that they would be called to participate in the knife throwing act? Rusty...See MoreRusty
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