Bi Color Gene

Mudman · December 4, 2011

Is the gene that gives a tomato bi color streaking attached to the colors of yellow/orange. It seems that most bi colors are yellow/orange with red streaks. Some of the "black/purples" have similar streaking but I was wondering why we don't get streaks of other color combinations.

dustyrivergarden · December 4, 2011

Check out some of the tomatoes at
www.wildboarfarms.com
they have some very interesting tomatoes

Worth1 · December 5, 2011

I looked at the link above and I know I'm not going nuts.

I could smell tomatoes.

Worth

Mudman · December 5, 2011

That's weird, I thought I smelled feral pork.

**carolyn137** · December 5, 2011

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Originally Posted by Mudman

Is the gene that gives a tomato bi color streaking attached to the colors of yellow/orange. It seems that most bi colors are yellow/orange with red streaks. Some of the "black/purples" have similar streaking but I was wondering why we don't get streaks of other color combinations.

Did you read the thread here about tri-color tomatoes. The question was asked about exterior appearance but most answered about internal traits.

Yes, the most common bicolors are the gold/red ones and I don't know the genetics.

I do know that the Pesta strain of Mortgage Lifter was a cross between ML and??? and is a gold/red bicolor.

And I know that the accidental cross between Brandywine and Tad in Craig L's garden led to both Lucky Cross and Little Lucky and both are gold/red bicolors. Tad is a small fruited variety that is yellowish/gold, with red stripes.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&cp=23&g...3dd057b5d0d747

I just Googled bi-color genes and suggest you might want to take a look at the link to Tomatoville which is not the link to this thread, as well as the one to Frogleaps Farm.

As Tom Wagner said in the first link, it confuses him as well, and I didn't take the time to read the second link which is all about genes of striped varieties. Frogsleap posts here at Tville, and perhaps he'll see this threat Title, but in the meantime you can read the link via Google.

Mudman · December 7, 2011

Thanks Carolyn. I did read through most of those threads but didn't see the answer to my question. I could not find the one on tri-color tomatoes, but will keep looking.

Mudman · December 7, 2011

Oh, I found it now. Green Copia in the General forum.

December 4, 2011	#1
Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	Bi Color Gene Is the gene that gives a tomato bi color streaking attached to the colors of yellow/orange. It seems that most bi colors are yellow/orange with red streaks. Some of the "black/purples" have similar streaking but I was wondering why we don't get streaks of other color combinations. __________________ Mike

December 4, 2011	#2
dustyrivergarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Holbrook, Az zone 5 Posts: 157	Check out some of the tomatoes at www.wildboarfarms.com they have some very interesting tomatoes __________________ “The yield of a crop is LIMITED by the deficiency of any one element even though all of the other necessary elements are present in adequate amounts”. J. Von Liebig's law of the minimum.

December 5, 2011	#4
Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	That's weird, I thought I smelled feral pork. __________________ Mike

December 7, 2011	#6
Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	Thanks Carolyn. I did read through most of those threads but didn't see the answer to my question. I could not find the one on tri-color tomatoes, but will keep looking. __________________ Mike

December 7, 2011	#7
Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	Oh, I found it now. Green Copia in the General forum. __________________ Mike

December 5, 2011	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I looked at the link above and I know I'm not going nuts. I could smell tomatoes. Worth