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Post by kctomato on Dec 17, 2014 11:37:42 GMT -5
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Dec 17, 2014 13:13:10 GMT -5
That is really interesting.
There is a lot of anecdotal evidence from gardeners that plant offspring adapt to local climate conditions after a few generations, but this is the first article I've seen that describes a specific mechanism for part of that process.
It really makes me wish that apples bred true. For example, my Dorsett Golden apple tree has a bad habit of blooming too early and losing a lot of its blooms to frost. If I could breed it out for a few generations, saving seed from the apples that set later, I might be able to get a Dorsett Golden apple that would bloom at a more appropriate time for my area.
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Post by spacecase0 on Dec 17, 2014 14:46:45 GMT -5
I love information like this, thank you for posting it !
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Post by september on Dec 18, 2014 17:05:25 GMT -5
That is really interesting. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence from gardeners that plant offspring adapt to local climate conditions after a few generations, but this is the first article I've seen that describes a specific mechanism for part of that process. I was thinking the same thing. It gives more credence to the idea of landraces developing in perhaps a shorter time frame than hundreds or thousands of years.
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