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Originally Posted by BenGreen
The thing I am most interested in is whether selection in the greenhouse will have undesired side effects: such as unintentionally selecting for different temperature tolerance.
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Alternating selection forces can have the impact of selecting for plants that can handle a broader range of environments, or get your population stuck into something you don't want. The key is having sufficient plants at each stage to avoid too much drift. You can always keep seeds from previous generations to step back to if something goes awry.
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Originally Posted by BenGreen
Does anyone here do winter cultivations in a greenhouse for their breeding?
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I don't have a greenhouse, but I have grow-lights setup in my basement. I've done several chile crosses this winter, as well as ensured the selfing of the best from the previous generation of a project.
Next year I'll probably be selecting and growing micro-sized tomato plants in my basement too.