Which trait is this?

Started by Graham S, 2026-01-22, 02:59:00 PM

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Graham S

The pictured plants came from half a packet of seed from a 'galapagense x unknown lycopersicum' hybrid. Would the fruit colour of number 1 be the result of Aft or atv on its own? Number 2 looks to have both. The seed gel as pictured is green.

Re. photo, leaves, fruits and seeds are to three separate scales, coins on left are a fraction smaller than one inch.
Leaf comparisons are true for scale, but not necessarily colour, as photo's were taken outside under varying lighting conditions.

Roland

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Always difficult to tell from a picture, but still an attempt:
1 Green Flesh,
2 AFT (heterozygous),
3 Beta,
4 Beta,
6 Beta.

Beta could also be Tangerine, but given your cross I expect a dominant orange; most likely, fruits with heterozygous Beta will eventually color towards red if you leave them to ripen extremely long on the plant.
Netherlands

Graham S

Hi Roland, thanks for the attempt, I probably should have mentioned the fruits of 1 and 2 were quite shaded (due to overcrowding) so would probably be showing whatever antho traits they have only weakly.

If anyone has come across photo's of fruits exhibiting the effects of Aft and atv on their own (not combined), please post their locations.

William Schlegel

Wonderful segregation on a wide cross!
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