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Post by steve1 on Jan 25, 2016 0:22:04 GMT -5
templeton, I didn't really except to be growing peas in the middle of summer - I thought they'd be long fried by now. That is however, another story.
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Post by templeton on Jan 25, 2016 3:08:37 GMT -5
templeton, I've been picking as they reach maturity to keep senescence at bay. These lines are all pretty heat tolerant too. 42'c poses no problem. The outside ones are grown under 70% shade and irrigated frequently. The yellow pods get a green tinge as the endocarp chlorophyll reaches green pod levels at seed maturity. Haven't seen a line that doesn't do that yet, you? Can post the paper reference if you like. Also, the paper has some cool transmission electron microscopy in it too... Would like the link to the paper. always happy to have someone else do my research for me Thanks, mate! T
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Post by steve1 on Jan 28, 2016 15:34:53 GMT -5
templeton Righto, the link for the yellow pod gp gene paper, is onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1988.tb00261.x/pdfSorry it has taken a while. The other and more compelling reason the damn pods have a green tinge as they mature is duh, the maturing seeds. Noticed this yesterday with a poorly filled vs fully filled pod, and this is I think the more likely culprit for much of the greenness. Cheers Steve
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Dec 31, 2016 17:23:16 GMT -5
templeton Righto, the link for the yellow pod gp gene paper, is onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1988.tb00261.x/pdfSorry it has taken a while. The other and more compelling reason the damn pods have a green tinge as they mature is duh, the maturing seeds. Noticed this yesterday with a poorly filled vs fully filled pod, and this is I think the more likely culprit for much of the greenness. Cheers Steve That is certainly a possibility. I was also thinking today that maybe the snap peas are more translucent because there is less fiber and thus more of the green seeds are able to "shine" through. Another reason to try and cross the Orange-pod gene to yellow pods and see what if anything interesting results. I hope to make that cross this spring.
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