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Post by blueadzuki on Sept 5, 2014 13:36:49 GMT -5
Just wondering, I know that the pericarp can come in a LOT of colors (clear, pink, red, tan, brown all the way down to deep purple) But I'm not sure I've ever seen a corn that had the chinmark "star burst" in any color OTHER than red. Though I may have seen red chinmark on a pink or tan base, not sure.
I've seen flushes of other colors, like tan and pink as o course, caps (color on the top not on the bottom). And if it is not a disease, that "pluma de pavo" pattern on some of the Peruvian is probably pericarp based (it still shows up when you peel the pericarp off, but only as a shadow, like the stain left behind when you peel a corn that has a dark red or purple pericarp and white all the rest of the way down). But I don't think I've ever seen a brown or pink or purple chinmark stripe. So do they exist?
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Post by cortona on Sept 11, 2014 13:25:59 GMT -5
yes, a brown chimark occurred on my flour corn landrace, if you have facebook, look at the photos of Roberta Rossini, the friend of mine that is growing it for me!
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Post by flowerweaver on Sept 11, 2014 21:45:01 GMT -5
cortona That's some gorgeous corn Emanuele! Blue, you should definitely take a look.
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Post by dustdevil on Sept 12, 2014 6:25:57 GMT -5
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Post by cortona on Sept 12, 2014 6:30:34 GMT -5
it are from the same seeds i've sent to you
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Post by raymondo on Sept 15, 2014 17:58:47 GMT -5
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Post by cortona on Sept 17, 2014 13:48:34 GMT -5
Thanks Ray, your corn too are in the mix, thanks!
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Post by rowan on Mar 28, 2016 3:19:06 GMT -5
My chinmarking has always been orange but I have had a few cobs of bright pink chinmarking this year. I generally don't like it as it covers up the other colours but I think I will keep a couple of the pink ones as they are quite pretty. Sorry the picture isn't much good, the normal orange marking is in the middle with pinks on either side. I should have spent time looking for a stronger pink marked cob.
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Post by philagardener on Mar 28, 2016 5:44:07 GMT -5
Very pretty! Do any of the deep purple kernels also seem chin-marked, but just not very visible against the underlying pigmentation?
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Mar 28, 2016 9:20:02 GMT -5
Most are an ugly orange. I saw a clearly red chinmarked ear on the internet once, so i know that variation exists somewhere. Perhaps Mexico? My kernels i have been selecting for purple chinmarkin on mine. A few years back i was having some fair success. Sadly i don't really have any photos i guess. They look similar to Rowan's picture above but they have been selected for several generations and filtered out the orange color. So in short while few chinmarked colors currently exist, what i'm saying is that it is possible to breed for other colors it just takes a bit of work to do it. The best photo i have right now is from last year (which is a very poor photo). But if you really zoom into the left cob you may notice light purple chinmarking on some of the white kernels. I was not very happy with the way this cob turned out, but there are some other seeds i think i can grow out to select for better and again. I sent my seed to Joseph a few years back, so it's possible he has these in his population now. Not sure if he has noticed it or taken photos of it specifically. But worth asking him about. i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af224/keen101/Garden%202015/DSCF7256_zpsbkv6aa6q.jpg
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Post by rowan on Mar 28, 2016 14:10:40 GMT -5
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