floricole
gardener
39 acres, half wooded half arable, land of alluvial
Posts: 108
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Post by floricole on Sept 20, 2012 21:15:00 GMT -5
"Breeder" is an entertaining plant breeding game,(for long winter night ;D ) that puts you in the position of the breeder that has to make selection with a limited amount of resources. Can you obtain the tallest plants with the right color ? What cross should you make in the end?  The engine of the game is a realistic (Mendelian) genetic model with linkage and recombination, topped off with some random noise. dowload here www.plantbreeding.wur.nl/NL/software_kwekersspel.html#English |
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Post by raymondo on Oct 8, 2012 4:38:41 GMT -5
Looks like it might be entertaining. Pity it's not for Macs.
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Post by 12540dumont on Oct 8, 2012 15:20:09 GMT -5
Yeah, what Raymundo said....
And, I'm a lousy plant breeder. I worry endlessly over selection. It keeps me up at night, because I have to wait a whole year to see what transpired.
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Post by samyaza on Oct 25, 2012 16:33:46 GMT -5
Ahah funny game ! Make your own GM hybrid and earn plenty of $$$ ! ;D I found another where you play Mendel himself  |
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Post by castanea on Oct 25, 2012 20:19:03 GMT -5
Yeah, what Raymundo said.... And, I'm a lousy plant breeder. I worry endlessly over selection. It keeps me up at night, because I have to wait a whole year to see what transpired. Grow fruit and nut trees. It can take you 15 years (or more) to see the results of your efforts. Then you realize how you screwed up... |
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Post by oxbowfarm on Oct 25, 2012 21:02:28 GMT -5
I don't worry about messing up with selection. I'd rather make a mistake now when it doesn't mean starving to death than later when it might. That way I'll be less likely to make the same mistake when it counts.
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