Now I’m starting to question whether a (plum x apricot) x plum will produce a hybrid that has 75% plum and 25% apricot genes in its parentage, or could it inherit a plum ratio greater than 75%?
Could this be the reason that there’s no apricot taste in some pluots that have: plum x ( apricot x plum) in their parentage?
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I think you are correct when you attempt to get a 1/4 to 3/4 ratio. The genes have more options as to which is passed on. Seems like this would be a more likely way to get heavier input from the apricot (plum x apricot) x apricot).
You only have so many alleles. You can’t change the laws of physics and chemistry. The fact plum has a strong phenotype doesn’t mean apricot is not there.
Unless really what you have is just a plum.
Yes that is possible. The pollen uses 50% of the DNA, it could be any combination. The 2nd cross, no way to tell if the genes between plum and apricot divided equally, probably not!
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Brad, the breeders of True Gold peach stated their goal for breeding a peach which comes true from seed was to provide a peach which can be replicated without grafting. Replication without grafting of course takes out a very labor intensive step.
However I don’t know that its really caught on. I’ve only seen it for sale at Gurneys /Henry Fields.
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Interesting @Olpea, thanks. I could see that being a positive in some sense. Although I’ve seen videos of the pros T-budding and it’s amazing how quick they are. Seems like less than 5 sec per bud. I wonder how the cost of that would compare to the cost and time of growing out the seedlings to stabilize it.
I initially thought about plant patent issues as well but they have a PVP, which I hadn’t heard about before. This protects seeds and tubers so it looks like they’re protected, at least from commercial reproduction.
Pros are fast. I once read a team of 2 can field bud 1000 trees per day. Perhaps the bigger deal is the seedling doesn’t have to be headed back to a bud (like with budded trees) which would produce bigger nursery trees earlier.
You’re right, unfortunately, this variety can’t be propagated even from seed, without a license agreement, which I guess would make sense for the developers to pursue that type of protection, since it comes true from seed.
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