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Originally Posted by bower
You can always cross them into your other line for the modifier, if you you find something here that has at least some of the traits you wanted. You could grow the generation before grape in your other line, cross with the offspring of your largest here.
Bottom line, only the simplest problems can be solved by growing one cross to stability. 4 parent crosses shake up the linkage and release unsuspected traits. May not do it in seven years, but do it until you get what you wanted!  |
I think the simplest solution will be to breed Jaune Flamme to 97L97 and then back cross to itself (self the cross). The Beta gene and determinancy are linked on the same chromosome and difficult to break, but if I can take the interminancy from JF and the modifier from 97L97, I'll be a long way along. Just have to remember to breed JF and 97L97 together!
My Punnett square was here (post 32):
beta carotene discussion