Stabilizing Dominant Traits

**Lee** · July 16, 2015

Stabilizing dominant traits in a cross with recessives is looking to be a pain!

My Ruby F1 cross of Cuostralee x Summertime Gold is proving that out.

I selected a nice red RL plant in the F2 to save seed from for what I've now called Dwarf Cuostralee.
However, from two of my RL dwarf plants (I was able to cull the PL dwarves earlier this year) I've gotten 2/6 throwing out yellow fruit.

While this is not unexpected, it does not make it any less annoying!

It's much easier to select the PL, yellow, dwarf variety out and expect the same the next year......

Lee

July 16, 2015	#1
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Stabilizing Dominant Traits Stabilizing dominant traits in a cross with recessives is looking to be a pain! My Ruby F1 cross of Cuostralee x Summertime Gold is proving that out. I selected a nice red RL plant in the F2 to save seed from for what I've now called Dwarf Cuostralee. However, from two of my RL dwarf plants (I was able to cull the PL dwarves earlier this year) I've gotten 2/6 throwing out yellow fruit. While this is not unexpected, it does not make it any less annoying! It's much easier to select the PL, yellow, dwarf variety out and expect the same the next year...... Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.