Sounds like a good plan - getting two generations in a year would really speed up the process. That's probably what I should do. Not just backcross, but test the viability of the seed and start some F2 to get an idea how it will segregate. I have a greenhouse now so I could continue the project well into the fall. What you have so far is interesting. The plant habit must be controlled by more than one gene or there is incomplete dominance. How about fruit size? Do you think there will be any correlation to plant type?
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