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TheLoud · February 25, 2012

Thanks for the laugh, guys.

Over breakfast, I followed the sticky thread in this forum called "Useful Links" to this page:
http://tgrc.ucdavis.edu/Genes.html
and scrolled down to the alphabet to P, where I found 2 genes for parthenocarpy, both recessive. Either one would do. So, if you cross a parthenocarpic variety to a normal, your F2 will segregate 3:1 normal to parthenocarpic. This would be a bit labor-intensive to screen for, as on each F2 plant, you'd want to remove anthers from some flower buds and bag them, to make sure they don't get any pollen. Then weed out the 3/4 of the plants that don't set fruit inside their bags.

If anyone feels like paying me $600 for this information, feel free.

February 25, 2012	#51
TheLoud Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Decatur, GA, zone 7 Posts: 28	Thanks for the laugh, guys. Over breakfast, I followed the sticky thread in this forum called "Useful Links" to this page: http://tgrc.ucdavis.edu/Genes.html and scrolled down to the alphabet to P, where I found 2 genes for parthenocarpy, both recessive. Either one would do. So, if you cross a parthenocarpic variety to a normal, your F2 will segregate 3:1 normal to parthenocarpic. This would be a bit labor-intensive to screen for, as on each F2 plant, you'd want to remove anthers from some flower buds and bag them, to make sure they don't get any pollen. Then weed out the 3/4 of the plants that don't set fruit inside their bags. If anyone feels like paying me $600 for this information, feel free.