Post by farmermike on Feb 26, 2017 16:59:49 GMT -5
Here are the latest developments from that cauliflower x Brussels sprouts hybrid. Should I call it "caulisprouts" or "Brusselsflower"? 
Here is the tip of the inflorescence. The curds are pretty tight, and the overall structure is much like romanesco, but without the spirals.
And this is one of the "sprouts" that grows above every leaf node along the stem. The abundance of these makes each plant incredibly productive. They taste just like cauliflower.
I have a decent amount of F1 seeds of these to share, if anyone would like to try it, but I presume it has CMS. (It has not flowered yet for me to confirm that.)
I don't have a great interest in creating another round of F1 hybrid, CMS seeds after this lot is gone, but I will definitely attempt to cross a fully-fertile cauliflower with Brussels sprouts in order to recreate this interesting specimen. Will I be able to stabilize this phenotype? I don't see why not!
Here is the tip of the inflorescence. The curds are pretty tight, and the overall structure is much like romanesco, but without the spirals.
And this is one of the "sprouts" that grows above every leaf node along the stem. The abundance of these makes each plant incredibly productive. They taste just like cauliflower.
I have a decent amount of F1 seeds of these to share, if anyone would like to try it, but I presume it has CMS. (It has not flowered yet for me to confirm that.)
I don't have a great interest in creating another round of F1 hybrid, CMS seeds after this lot is gone, but I will definitely attempt to cross a fully-fertile cauliflower with Brussels sprouts in order to recreate this interesting specimen. Will I be able to stabilize this phenotype? I don't see why not!