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Old August 20, 2013   #8
Tom Wagner
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Thanks all for the information provided.

I took another look at the Humberto tomato accessions with the PI numbers.

The one I got years ago from Argentina was pear shape. The accessions from Bolivia and Brazil are round. The old saying, "A rolling stone gathers no moss" sure doesn't apply to tomatoes...the more they travel...the more they pick up other germplasm. My hunch is that the original Humberto was pear shape.

I found more crosses in the tomato patch where King Umberto was used as the pollen parent. I was so busy all afternoon picking crosses that I did not take the time to visit the single plant of King Umberto I used for crossing. I had gotten this plant from my friend Taryn so I will ask her what vendor she bought the seed from.

Most of the tomato fruits I picked today with crossing tags are from pollination made 7 weeks ago.
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