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I'm comprising a list of the newer zill [propagated] varieties and their parentage and mono/poly....got a lot of blanks for mono/poly determination. This is what I have so far. I am trying to base these on physical inspection of seeds (a few...more than one).
Quote from: wslau on August 19, 2018, 11:12:51 PMI'm comprising a list of the newer zill [propagated] varieties and their parentage and mono/poly....got a lot of blanks for mono/poly determination. This is what I have so far. I am trying to base these on physical inspection of seeds (a few...more than one).Providence is NOT Kent x Gary. It was not part of any breeding project. It was a chance seedling that was on Walter's property and kept by Walter Zill for certain growth habits and fruit characteristics. I also wonder if all the parentage you have is correct. I would not go by assumption or what a 3rd, 4th or 5th party says (I know Gary was not thrilled and denied providing detailed infornation about the varieties when he was approached about writing a book on his breeding project). If you are going to make and post a sheet like this, you should make sure all of the facts are correct...just sayin and my 2 cents.
In all places, its Edward, not Edwards.The Providence says Kent x Gary on your sheet...you need to remove "x Gary"I am also not sure ZINC was ever used as a pollinator.Coco Cream should say Edward x GaryCarla is C-12, a Zill 80.There is opinion that many may have been pollinated by Gary but not all crosses are documented.Crystal is I-29 and a Zill 80 seedling.J-14 is a ZINC seedling.
Amy, a Jakarta seedling...and I believe it is D-5 (trying to find/access my old notes).
A few have it...me being one. It was, after all, named after my wife, so...Its a larger sized fruit, I would say on average between 1.25 pounds and 1.75 pounds. I have seen some whoppers around 2 pounds. Taste is very sweet, complex with a hint of that Jakarta flavor ala O-15 (but not the peppery spice in Jakarta). Eaten many iver the years but never looked to see if mono or poly. Will ask some that have it fruiting to see if they know.
Quote from: bsbullie on August 21, 2018, 09:08:07 PMA few have it...me being one. It was, after all, named after my wife, so...Its a larger sized fruit, I would say on average between 1.25 pounds and 1.75 pounds. I have seen some whoppers around 2 pounds. Taste is very sweet, complex with a hint of that Jakarta flavor ala O-15 (but not the peppery spice in Jakarta). Eaten many iver the years but never looked to see if mono or poly. Will ask some that have it fruiting to see if they know.Thanks Rob....As with the latter varieties to be released....there is often some problem like production or disease resistance. Do you know why Amy wasn't released? Your description of the Jakarta flavor sounds pretty good, but I recall you don't particularly care for some resinous varieties.
My first K-3 = Kathy = Kryptonite seed opened is poly. Have a few more to check.
36-8=mono