Zygotic from Polyembryonic question
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
10 years ago
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I am starting some citrandarins from seed. I've read that with this particular citrus hybrid at least 50% of its seedlings could be zygotic.
So if I want true clones, as I observe its seedlings, shall I assume I should throw out all the seedlings that are single plants -- those that have only one sprout per seed?
But if I keep only the seeds that are putting out multiple sprouts per seed, it seems to me I can't be assured that one of the multiple sprouts isn't zygotic.
So now my question is, what is the best way to tell if any of the sprouts are zygotic?
Should I be able to tell by comparing plant size and vigor and lookk for the runt?
Or do I wait until plants get larger and look for other differences like leaf shape? What if leaf shape differences are so subtle that one can't tell? Are there any other ways to tell?
Or is one NEVER completely sure without doing a DNA test of some kind or waiting until it has borne fruit???
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7AOriginal Author