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#61
Grains / Breeing Barley with Slender Wh...
Last post by Matt Porter - 2026-07-20, 12:05:01 PMGreetings,
My name is Matt, and it is an honor to be a part of this forum!
I want to breed domesticated barley with slender wheatgrass, and this project has many hurdles due to how distant they are genetically. I read a paper by researchers who successfully did this, but they noted how the embryos aborted at insanely high rates. Does anyone know any modern procedures that could prevent so many terminations during fertilization?
The hybrids in this study were made by emasculating barley seeds and pollinating them with wheatgrass pollen.
My name is Matt, and it is an honor to be a part of this forum!
I want to breed domesticated barley with slender wheatgrass, and this project has many hurdles due to how distant they are genetically. I read a paper by researchers who successfully did this, but they noted how the embryos aborted at insanely high rates. Does anyone know any modern procedures that could prevent so many terminations during fertilization?
The hybrids in this study were made by emasculating barley seeds and pollinating them with wheatgrass pollen.
#62
Tomatoes / Re: Heat tolerant, Heat Resist...
Last post by William Schlegel - 2026-07-19, 08:07:31 PMWith temperatures currently around 90F during the day and 50 to 60 F at night I'm curious to see if any lines do or don't have difficulty setting fruit through the heat wave. It's possible with the nights still cool it won't make much difference.
#64
Tomatoes / Re: Heat tolerant, Heat Resist...
Last post by Alex - 2026-07-19, 07:45:46 PMThe following five lines were selected for the next generation of F3:
- bicolor cherry, standard tomato flavor
- red cherry, standard tomato flavor
- red cherry, sweet flavor
- large dark red cherry, tough-skinned, standard tomato flavor
- large orange-red cherry, soft-skinned, sweet
- bicolor cherry, standard tomato flavor
- red cherry, standard tomato flavor
- red cherry, sweet flavor
- large dark red cherry, tough-skinned, standard tomato flavor
- large orange-red cherry, soft-skinned, sweet
#65
OSSI / Re: OSSI GRANTS for INDEPENDEN...
Last post by Carol Deppe - 2026-07-19, 01:14:51 PMUSA territories are fine, Alex.
The reason for the restriction of the grants to USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is not because of geography or climate or predominant language. It's because other places have official government lists or phytosanitary laws that make it illegal for an independent plant breeder or anyone else to introduce and sell their new varieties without paying the government more than most independent plant breeders can afford.
The reason for the restriction of the grants to USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is not because of geography or climate or predominant language. It's because other places have official government lists or phytosanitary laws that make it illegal for an independent plant breeder or anyone else to introduce and sell their new varieties without paying the government more than most independent plant breeders can afford.
#66
Asters / Re: Trouble with Yacon true se...
Last post by Richard Watson - 2026-07-19, 02:42:12 AMBeing a number of years since these posts. Wondering if there's been any news on how things are going.
#67
Tomatoes / Re: Heat tolerant, Heat Resist...
Last post by Alex - 2026-07-18, 08:52:49 PMUnfortunately, typhoon destroyed almost all my plants, it was very strong and passed very close to my garden.
#68
Tomatoes / Re: Montana Tomato Project
Last post by William Schlegel - 2026-07-18, 08:04:47 PMOh it would be nice to have a ripe tomato!
#69
OSSI / Re: OSSI GRANTS for INDEPENDEN...
Last post by Alex - 2026-07-18, 07:25:32 PMGood afternoon, Carol. What about US territories? Does your program extend to the US territories, specifically Guam? I can't even access your website from Guam.
#70
OSSI / Re: OSSI breeding funding
Last post by Alex - 2026-07-18, 07:20:57 PMJoseph, I can access this website fine, but there's a problem with https://osseeds.org. Access is blocked based on my location, and it's unavailable on my phone or computer, using different internet providers and browsers.