Re: [CH] Rocoto breeding project V8 #488
Cameron Begg (begg.4@osu.edu)
Mon, 04 Feb 2002 12:48:19 -0500
Hi C-H's,
>I have some yellow rocoto seeds (canarios) germinating as we speak and will
>isolate some unopened flowers for self-pollination this spring. Largest
>fruits will be set aside for the "Camerocoto Project" germplasm bank.
>
>Russ & Andrea & Aubree
Hah - funny! I have seen some quite big yellow ones, but not big red
ones, which is a pity because I prefer the flavor of the reds. We
could try crossing the biggest reds we can get hold of with the
biggest yellows and see what happens?
Mike Benson asks:
>With the long growing season required for rocotos, wouldn't it be a problem
>getting the seeds from one hemisphere to the next in a timely fashion? I
>think it would be difficult to go from seed to mature pod within six months,
>especially on first year plants. Rather then getting "super rocotos", you
>might end up developing "early rocotos", which would be just as desirable in
>my opinion.
Good point Mike. I may have gone off at half cock (again!) However
quite a number of you seem keen on the idea to have a go at it
anyway. It wouldn't harm to give it our best shot and, in the event
of some success, share the resulting seeds. I am open to suggestions
about colors and methods.
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Regards, Cameron.