Re: [CH] hybrids
Charles P Demas (cpd@world.std.com)
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:12:28 -0500
On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Emile & Dewi wrote:
> A question. Are hybrids a bad thing?
Not necessarily, but they tend to be different. Plant breeders
create hybrids all the time. Sometimes it works out well and
you get the better properties of the "parents" and sometimes
they get plants with properties that are less desireable.
Hybrids don't tend to breed true, that is, the "children" of
hybrids may have very different characteristics than the
hybrid parents.
FWIW, seed savers want seeds that breed true, and that tends to
exclude hybrids.
Bottom line is, if you plan to save seeds, you should be
concerned about hybrids; but if you buy your seeds, then
you don't need to worry about hybrids/
Chuck Demas
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