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Post by philagardener on Mar 19, 2019 5:58:48 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! 
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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 galina on Mar 26, 2019 5:40:58 GMT -5
You are telling me Had to break off some plants off which were holding on to others with their hypertendrils even at 4 inches high, in order to transplant them outside. Also plant height. Easily spotted during seedling stage in a mixed F2 population for example. |
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Post by flowerbug on Dec 24, 2019 3:38:27 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!)
i have a population of hypertendril trait plants that i really like. they work well as a fresh eating pea and as a dry soup pea. what i like about them the most is that they can be planted in a block that self supports so i don't need to do anything to keep them from falling over. these came out of a bag of a soup bean mix. the first planting of them goes well. later plantings may get fungi issues on these but i don't usually go for a 2nd planting as i'm so busy with the beans. or if i do i'm not planting them for seeds but to see if i can get a few fresh eating peas before the fall shuts down everything...
alas, they're not much in the way of edible pods.
i'd not grown many peas the past several years but this past season i did grow out my pea collection to refresh the seed supply and amazingly they did well even with the older seed i was using (was probably 4-6yrs old seed). some of them were snap and snow pea types but i've never had fantastic luck with the really thick snow peas for some reason. the dwarf gray sugar pods come out ok and those are good eating when the seeds are young enough. just can't really use the dried seeds for cooking unless you are desperate for food as they don't taste as good as most of the others.
when shelling out this season's peas i found some peas that were from pods that had almost see through quality to them so i've kept those seeds apart to see if this trait continues so i can evaluate the pod quality and flavor/texture. yes, i need more projects... at least with peas it is early enough that it doesn't get in the way of too many other things.
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Post by philagardener on Dec 24, 2019 7:04:11 GMT -5
i have a population of hypertendril trait plants that i really like. they work well as a fresh eating pea and as a dry soup pea. what i like about them the most is that they can be planted in a block that self supports so i don't need to do anything to keep them from falling over. these came out of a bag of a soup bean mix. the first planting of them goes well. It is my understanding that some industrial farmers use hypertendril varieties as they yield better at high density, particularly since they don't self-shade to the same degree as normally leaved plants, and are self supportive. Nifty! |
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Post by flowerbug on Dec 24, 2019 11:02:26 GMT -5
It is my understanding that some industrial farmers use hypertendril varieties as they yield better at high density, particularly since they don't self-shade to the same degree as normally leaved plants, and are self supportive. Nifty!
i really like them, they're little fuzzballs of cuteness. they're certainly easy plants to pick out of the mix when i plant them. the seeds are also very nicely formed, smooth, green and round. that they work as a fresh pea was not expected, but welcomed. i love multiple use beans and peas. in peas the trifecta of pod, fresh and dry eating is like a homerun. and now i've found out that some people even eat the sprouts/tendrils too so that's an added aspect i've not tried before.
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Post by steev on Dec 24, 2019 12:03:55 GMT -5
Pea tips are great in salad or in soup; fava tips are good in soup; I've got to try them raw this ear.
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Post by flowerbug on Dec 24, 2019 15:58:44 GMT -5
i'll have to try to give them a try this coming spring. it is hard for me to trim anything off plants though that give seeds. i just want more seeds!
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