I guess I have a couple cross related questions that tie into each other. Here goes...
1. How do you stabilize crosses? Do you simply cross two plants and then select two of their offspring that display the characteristics you desire and cross them again? Is there other crossing involved in terms of bringing in one pure strain to pull the offspring of the original cross towards the direction you want. Say if you did a cayenne with a 7 pod. The result were something in between, but you basically want it shaped like a cayenne and bumpy like a 7 pod. Would you cross those offspring with a cayenne to pull it towards that shape?
2. Has anyone tried a THP multi-member cross experiment? I am curious because most of the members do not have a lot of growing space. I figure if you need to select offspring with the desired characteristics you would probably need several plants to do so, which would take up a lot of space. Therefore, I was wondering if anyone has done a cross, passed the seeds to say 15 members, had them grow 2 plants or so, and then recieved seeds back from the plants displaying the desired characteristics, and then crossed those and so forth?
Sorry that was a bit long. I understand natural selection but am not sure exactly what is going on with pepper crosses. I have read how hybrid peppers seeds will grow to be something else. Why is this? Is it something in between or one of the two parent plants?
Don't really know too much on the subject so would appreciate the help.
I would also like to know what you think would be an interesting cross?
1. How do you stabilize crosses? Do you simply cross two plants and then select two of their offspring that display the characteristics you desire and cross them again? Is there other crossing involved in terms of bringing in one pure strain to pull the offspring of the original cross towards the direction you want. Say if you did a cayenne with a 7 pod. The result were something in between, but you basically want it shaped like a cayenne and bumpy like a 7 pod. Would you cross those offspring with a cayenne to pull it towards that shape?
2. Has anyone tried a THP multi-member cross experiment? I am curious because most of the members do not have a lot of growing space. I figure if you need to select offspring with the desired characteristics you would probably need several plants to do so, which would take up a lot of space. Therefore, I was wondering if anyone has done a cross, passed the seeds to say 15 members, had them grow 2 plants or so, and then recieved seeds back from the plants displaying the desired characteristics, and then crossed those and so forth?
Sorry that was a bit long. I understand natural selection but am not sure exactly what is going on with pepper crosses. I have read how hybrid peppers seeds will grow to be something else. Why is this? Is it something in between or one of the two parent plants?
Don't really know too much on the subject so would appreciate the help.
I would also like to know what you think would be an interesting cross?