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looking for Poncirus mutant in "seed" stock 250 seeds

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Lauta_hibrid:
There was a scientific work where they were looking for mutants of Poncirus and they found 6 variants, some zygotic, and the peculiarity was that they flowered quickly. The analysis population was 250 plants as I recall. That is why I gave the hypothesis that with 250 seeds I would be able to reach the statistics of finding mutants.
I managed to select 2 plants that seemed suspicious to me, one that had redder leaves before falling off, and another that was born with 5 leaflets per leaf. So here I present my findings. If you want, you can contribute your conclusions or ideas.

BorisR:
Young citrus seedlings often have "miracles" with the first leaves. Seedlings of ordinary citrus fruits sometimes have double and even triple leaves. Poncirus seedlings may have four or five leaves.

Zitrusgaertner:

--- Quote from: BorisR on October 12, 2024, 12:28:00 PM ---Young citrus seedlings often have "miracles" with the first leaves. Seedlings of ordinary citrus fruits sometimes have double and even triple leaves. Poncirus seedlings may have four or five leaves.

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I once had 7 leavlets but following leaves all were normal tifoliate.

Lauta_hibrid:
Thanks for your input. It's true that I've seen others like this, but it's hard for them to see what I see as "strange." Its color is dull and darker, it grows slowly, it didn't lose leaves in the cold, although its siblings didn't lose many, this one didn't lose any. Its leaves were downwards and half joined together, and the first ones had extra leaflets. Starting in spring, it sheds these leaves with several leaflets, which made me more worried. I still need it to grow this year and see if what I "see strange" isn't just a juvenile stage. When time goes by, I'll be able to show you more of the progress. Here I'm attaching the photos from last year when I discovered it under the population of siblings.

and the second photo was when I put it in a pot.

Mulberry0126:
Variations amongst Poncirus seedlings fascinates me, and gives me hope for selecting improved strains. I made a video about one I found just the other day, which had no bitterness or resin taste in its leaves. The taste was lemony, and the leaves were narrower and longer than all of its siblings.
I'm propagating this mutant in hopes that its fruit also lack in resin, similar to what I've heard about the Poncirus+ available in Europe. If so, this could make for a very hardy lemon substitute!

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