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Post by reed on Nov 5, 2017 5:48:42 GMT -5
I completely abandoned the notion that a longer season is more productive in any crop. Sure it might be if, if, if, if.
I'm much happier with my theoretically lesser harvest complete rather than risking the next storm, drought or whatever else bringing a theoretically greater one to an abrupt and unhappy conclusion. "A bird in hand" as they say.
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Post by walt on Nov 5, 2017 15:01:16 GMT -5
I agree mostly with Reed.
Exceptions are my ridiculusly short season corn ASAP, whos only function is to give me a taste of sweet corn before REAL sweet corn is ready, and White Eagle, a dent corn with superior flavor and happens to need a longer season than my favorite sweet corns. So, OK, I have a long, medium, and short season corn going. And it works. But I wouldn't choose a long season corn just for its long season.
Are you thinking of dividing an OP population into short season, medium season, and long season populations? I'd just stagger the planting time. Though what you are asking can be done over some generations.
But if you want to work with 3 populations, and don't have space to isolate them in space, isolating them by adjusting their pollination times can be done.
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