size question

Levent · February 6, 2013

If a Micro Tom was crossed with a rather big mini Dwarf such as Chibikko or Mohamed what size F1 plants would be expected ? Smaller like Micro Tom bigger like Chibikko or in-between ?

**Tom Wagner** · February 6, 2013

MICRO TOM is a det dwarf about 6 inches high.

CHIBIKKO is a det dwarf about 12 inches high at maturity.

Make the cross and tell us.

My bet is that the hybrid will be closer to Chibikko

I have had lots of experience with hybridizing dwarf tomato plants but have not talked about them much here. I am sending a whole array of dwarf tomato seed to Hawaii for a seed increase and hopefully a breeding program for dwarf hybrids creation. Micro Tom is a variety I used in breeding soon after it was released over twenty years ago but have used the parental stock Florida Petite much more. FP flows in many of my creations.

Determinate dwarf is different from indeterminate dwarf and Micro Tom is a det dwarf brachytic.

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The brachytic gene (br) is different in form and associated traits from other dwarfs (d) gene. Internodes are shortened resulting in low stature

Note that br is lower case...it is recessive. My educated guess is that the hybrid will be close to Chibikko in stature.

Tom Wagner

Levent · February 7, 2013

Tom Wagner, thanks for the info.If I make such a cross in future I'll have a vision for what to expect.

February 6, 2013	#1
Levent Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 393	size question If a Micro Tom was crossed with a rather big mini Dwarf such as Chibikko or Mohamed what size F1 plants would be expected ? Smaller like Micro Tom bigger like Chibikko or in-between ?

February 7, 2013	#3
Levent Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 393	Tom Wagner, thanks for the info.If I make such a cross in future I'll have a vision for what to expect.