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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Apr 2, 2019 19:04:37 GMT -5
Hi, since the last post was from July 2017, and I'm a 1st time visitor, I wonder how far is the RPP-Project? I've been wanting to buy seeds from www.vreeken.nl, but he's having them for the 3rd year in a row as 'not available'. I'm a collector of red fleshed fruits (except strawberries) and this red podded pea would make a wonderful contribution. The peas I grow are mostly Corne de Bélier and Golden Sweet. I've tried the Blauwschokker once, since that's from my region of origin (Groningen/Drenthe, Netherlands), but I didn't like them. I prefer the mange touts. Hope to hear from anyone on this project, if the seeds are stable and available. Quintus I guess i'm the closest on this project. Still growing my odd red snap. I should have more seed available later this June. Fedco seeds is trialing them this spring. Visit my blog to see pictures. I'm also on the OSSI forum. -Andrew
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Mar 26, 2019 0:45:15 GMT -5
How are these tomato projects coming along. I wanted to try FY 1-1 if you still have seed. But otherwise your projects are very interesting!
I notice the tomato forum is down.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Mar 21, 2019 10:34:56 GMT -5
A nice thing about the hypertendril trait is that it can be scored at seedling emergence. That makes screening large numbers of individuals quick and easy, unlike trying to sort out full purple pods! (But you probably know all that!) Yeah! That is a nice thing about that trait! Easy to identify early on.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Mar 17, 2019 11:36:46 GMT -5
A question for all please. I am utterly confused between internode length, number of nodes to flowering and flowering height. For example: www.seedstor.ac.uk/search-infoaccession.php?idPlant=23739Inter Node Length 95 Height to Flower (cm) 70 Nodes to Flower 15 If I have 15 nodes to flower there should be 14 inter node lengths 70 cm divided by 14 means we have 50mm internode length, not 95. What am I getting wrong here please? That is a great question! I have no idea, but I wonder if some of the pea breeders on OSSI forum would know. I could venture a guess that the nodes to first flower does not mean the plant is done growing and thus more nodes can come after flowering. Could that be throwing off your math? Bouncing off the last conversation, do you think breeding umbel types (or crown peas) with the semi-leafless / hyper-tendril trait would work? I think it could and I want to try for it some time. Two recessives might be tricky but not impossible. I'll have to double check if umbel and semi-leafless are on the same chromosome or separate. P.s. the pea database has been restored back to openwetware after my website spam mishap. openwetware.org/wiki/Pea_Database_Collaboration_Project/Pea_Genetics
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Mar 12, 2019 13:24:00 GMT -5
I don't know about crossing rates, but of cherry types, the "centerflor" types from PEACE SEEDS And Alan Kapuler are interesting. My favorite currently is a Solanum Cheesmanie (hybrid, though they won't admit it) being sold by terrior seeds. It has an Awesome bushy growth habit and produces tons of tasty yellow fruit. It is nearly as tasty as sun gold to me, and more productive and wild which I like.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Feb 20, 2019 11:37:23 GMT -5
The only corn I know of from that region would be Seneca red stalker corn, from the Seneca tribe.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Feb 17, 2019 23:32:28 GMT -5
A quick update on this. John was able to help me restore the wiki text information. I have backups of the photos. I have decided that at least for now i will be restoring the pea database collaboration project on the openwetware wiki as it already has antispam features in place and has a motto of "share your science". Though it was probably not meant for plant breeding, i figure it is still science in a way and therefore will not be deleted. In fact the old original page was still there unchanged. I will plan on making backups to my website, which may or may not be in plain static html, but as of now this one will be the main wiki. Now on to restore what few pea pages i have... openwetware.org/wiki/Pea_Database_Collaboration_Project
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Feb 17, 2019 22:37:08 GMT -5
just a quick update that John has helped me recover my wiki data for the Pea Collaboration Project and Tomato Breeding info on wild species. I can now work on trying to either restore things on a new easier to use wiki software (maybe docuwiki) and lock it down to prevent spam issues again, or using to create static html pages.
but the data is saved!
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 19, 2019 18:59:28 GMT -5
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 19, 2019 0:29:28 GMT -5
So it's frustrating that there is not a lot of literature on the subject and not very understandable or applicable for what is.
It seems some say uv-c is not very effective at causing many mutations, but perhaps that is a false idea because most uv-c is filtered out in our atmosphere. Some literature says uv-b is very mutagenic and goes through thicker tissue.
And then there is this thing called photorepair? I guess if left in sunlight mutated DNA often repairs itself, so darkness after mutation might be best.
I'm thinking I might buy that 70$ nail salon uv-c toaster thing and modify it with 4 expensive 11$ LEDs that also put out uv-b. Uv-b helps fruit ripen better and I've wanted to create a fruit ripening box for some time anyway. The combination of uv-c and uv-b might be a good idea for mutation breeding. But it sounds like lots of F2 grow out would be needed to find point recessive mutations.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 17, 2019 14:29:26 GMT -5
So, it looks like there are many uv-c germicidal bulbs on google shopping now. I am considering jumping in on this project.
How well would it penetrate pea seeds? Would it work better on sprouts / just germinating plants? Better on smaller seeds like lettuce, radish, etc.? Would scarrification need to be done to scrape away seed coats? And how long a dose to kill 50%?
There is a device called "8L UV Electric Beauty Salon Tool Sterilizer Cabinet" that looks very affordable online.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 4, 2019 7:46:13 GMT -5
I would love to see this topic restarted on the new OSSI forum. Or to see it renewed and revived here!
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 2, 2019 11:37:15 GMT -5
Yeah, that is interesting in its own right. Have people tried scarrifying the seed? Maybe they trigger with fire? This plant is just so interesting.
Also the fruit is not a fruit but fleshy stem is interesting. Reminds me of cactus fruit, I think they too are stems? I know there are some plants like that.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jan 1, 2019 11:45:11 GMT -5
Wow!! Absolutely fascinating!! I wish I had seeds, even though it may or may not die in my climate. Still cool!
I've been learning about dodder plants recently and they are way cool too.
Don't know much about mistletoe but parasitic plants are interesting.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Dec 26, 2018 9:50:24 GMT -5
Joseph Lofthouse, what are your thoughts about mushroom breeding? I sorta want to have all the different oyster mushrooms cross together as theoretically the wide genetic variability could create something cool. But they all grow best in different temperature zones, or on soft wood instead of hard wood. But still I wonder if it could work somehow if you put spores from each kind in one pile.
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