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Old May 19, 2015   #25
PaddyMc
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Idaho
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Originally Posted by Minnesota Mato View Post
I have a lot of crosses with cheesmanii in them. The plants do well and I am still finding surprises in them. The one thing I am having problems with is recovering size. I think with backcrossing and the ideas some people here have given me that I can solve this problem. I have also fallen in love with S. hirsutum. The plants are some of the healthiest I grow and the one I have has the reddest red I have seen in a tomato. With such low genetic diversity in tomatoes there must be great discoveries to be found in wild tomatoes and fun in looking for them.
How much success have you had with L. Hirsutum x L. Esculentum crosses? Does it work any better with the wild species as the pollen donor or recipient?
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