What does P1, P2 etc. mean?

ginger2778 · July 29, 2014

I know about filial generations, F1, F2, etc, but I don't know what P1, P2, P3 means. Are they synonyms?

dfollett · July 29, 2014

P1=plant 1 - P2=plant 2
For tracking different plants of the same variety & filial generation.

KarenO · July 30, 2014

Ahhhh good to know.
Another question; when growing out the F3 of a cross, how many plants would you grow to have a reasonable representative group from which to select the best to save seed from for the next generation? Is 10 too few? 20?

Karen

ginger2778 · July 30, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfollett

P1=plant 1 - P2=plant 2
For tracking different plants of the same variety & filial generation.

Great! Thank you.

July 29, 2014	#1
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	What does P1, P2 etc. mean? I know about filial generations, F1, F2, etc, but I don't know what P1, P2, P3 means. Are they synonyms?

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,923	Ahhhh good to know. Another question; when growing out the F3 of a cross, how many plants would you grow to have a reasonable representative group from which to select the best to save seed from for the next generation? Is 10 too few? 20? Karen Last edited by KarenO; July 30, 2014 at 07:44 AM.

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dfollett Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 693	P1=plant 1 - P2=plant 2 For tracking different plants of the same variety & filial generation.