triple cotyledons

WhippoorwillG · February 28, 2017

Have any of you found triple cotyledons expressed as a regular dominant/recessive trait?
I've seen tri-cots occur in many dicots, especially peppers, but it is usually just a random occurrence. However, I started approximately 24 f4 seeds from a tomato cross and the seedlings are expressing in a near 1:4 ratio as triples.

As a somewhat unrelated note, a sister line to this cross had cotyledons that have a distinct frilled and undulating shape, lacking the smooth edges usually associated with cotyledons. Just a random observation.

gardeninglee · February 28, 2017

I started 4 ditmarsher seeds and 3 of them were tricots. This is the first time I've seen a tricot in all the years I've grown tomatoes from seed.

**carolyn137** · March 1, 2017

And there are quadcots as well

http://206.214.211.133/~tomatovl/showthread.php?t=752

Carolyn

March 1, 2017

I haven't found any chance heritable tricot tomatoes among those I've ground, but I did find a tricot Diamond eggplant once (I don't know if it was a heritable trait).

I've heard of a breed of some species of Solanaceae plant (maybe a tomato) that is always a tricot. I don't recall what it was offhand, though.

WhippoorwillG · March 5, 2017

Thanks all for the replies.

Very interesting on the Ditmarsher seed.

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**carolyn137** · March 5, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by shule1

I haven't found any chance heritable tricot tomatoes among those I've ground, but I did find a tricot Diamond eggplant once (I don't know if it was a heritable trait).

I've heard of a breed of some species of Solanaceae plant (maybe a tomato) that is always a tricot. I don't recall what it was offhand, though.

I knew what the stable tricot was but it took a while for my brain to check in

Tricot Czech: Mid-season, Determinate, dwarf plants produce good yields of 2 to 3 oz. salad size tomatoes. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed

The above from the Sandhill web site, and yes, it was Martin Longseth who sent it to Glenn, I knew it was Martin and that's where Google came in, and Google is also one of my best friends.

Carolyn

March 6, 2017

Awesome. Thanks, Carolyn. Has anyone grown Tricot Czech? I'm not sure if this is the plant I read about or not, but quite possibly. I remember I did see pictures of the seedlings of whatever it was, and they were all tricots.

**carolyn137** · March 6, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by shule1

Awesome. Thanks, Carolyn. Has anyone grown Tricot Czech? I'm not sure if this is the plant I read about or not, but quite possibly. I remember I did see pictures of the seedlings of whatever it was, and they were all tricots.

Yes, I grew the Tricot Czech, just b/c I wanted to see if the tricot leaves were stable and not for the taste of the fruits, which I was underwhelmed with.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Tricot_Czech

Carolyn

March 6, 2017

Carolyn,

Thanks for the information!

WhippoorwillG · March 7, 2017

Great information Carolyn. Thank you.

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slugworth · March 7, 2017

I have a tomato quadcot,it is either a globe tomato or cherry type.The labels got mixed up so I won't be able to tell until the plants get bigger.Miracle-gro gro-ables pods.
I will clone it once it gets bigger.I noticed they have more overall foliage later on than their normal brothers.

February 28, 2017	#1
WhippoorwillG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hartwell, Georgia Posts: 174	triple cotyledons Have any of you found triple cotyledons expressed as a regular dominant/recessive trait? I've seen tri-cots occur in many dicots, especially peppers, but it is usually just a random occurrence. However, I started approximately 24 f4 seeds from a tomato cross and the seedlings are expressing in a near 1:4 ratio as triples. As a somewhat unrelated note, a sister line to this cross had cotyledons that have a distinct frilled and undulating shape, lacking the smooth edges usually associated with cotyledons. Just a random observation. __________________ Mark Whippoorwill Gardens

March 1, 2017	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	And there are quadcots as well http://206.214.211.133/~tomatovl/showthread.php?t=752 Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

March 5, 2017	#5
WhippoorwillG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hartwell, Georgia Posts: 174	Thanks all for the replies. Very interesting on the Ditmarsher seed. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk __________________ Mark Whippoorwill Gardens

March 7, 2017	#10
WhippoorwillG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hartwell, Georgia Posts: 174	Great information Carolyn. Thank you. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk __________________ Mark Whippoorwill Gardens

February 28, 2017	#2
gardeninglee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 203	I started 4 ditmarsher seeds and 3 of them were tricots. This is the first time I've seen a tricot in all the years I've grown tomatoes from seed.

March 1, 2017	#4
shule1 Guest Posts: n/a	I haven't found any chance heritable tricot tomatoes among those I've ground, but I did find a tricot Diamond eggplant once (I don't know if it was a heritable trait). I've heard of a breed of some species of Solanaceae plant (maybe a tomato) that is always a tricot. I don't recall what it was offhand, though.

March 6, 2017	#7
shule1 Guest Posts: n/a	Awesome. Thanks, Carolyn. Has anyone grown Tricot Czech? I'm not sure if this is the plant I read about or not, but quite possibly. I remember I did see pictures of the seedlings of whatever it was, and they were all tricots.

March 7, 2017	#11
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	I have a tomato quadcot,it is either a globe tomato or cherry type.The labels got mixed up so I won't be able to tell until the plants get bigger.Miracle-gro gro-ables pods. I will clone it once it gets bigger.I noticed they have more overall foliage later on than their normal brothers.