This year’s crop of potato seedlings. I am not growing very many this year because I expect blight to return. These are a gamble in case things turn out better than I expect. These pots were all sown on the same day, approximately 100 seeds per pot. You can see that there are big differences in germination and seedling development. More information with the pics.
Inka Gold x Azul Toro
Ozette x bulk tetraploids
Desiree seedling mix. Another surprise with poor germination.
Papa Cacho x Loowit
Ozette x bulk yellow tetraploids
PI 205524. This is interesting. The genebank accession 205524 has terrible germination. I assumed that this was due to the age of the seed, but my fresh seed also has terrible germination.
Shetland Black x OP. This seed has been in the freezer for 10 years and I am freshening it up.
Tumiri F2
PI 232842. 200 seeds in this pot. This is an experiment. I lost track of a container of berries and didn’t process them for more than a year. I wondered if any would germinate.
Desiloo x Loowit. I am surprised by the poor germination.
Cruza 148 x Sarpo Mira
BB progeny x Bloody Banana. This is a Bloody Banana seedling that is very similar backcrossed to Bloody Banana.
Bloody Banana OP
Rozette OP
Chacoense M6 x bulk diploids
Sarpo Mira x Cruzazul
Gunter Red x Bloody Banana. I am surprised by the low germ, given that both parents typically produce seedlings with excellent germination.
Twanoh y Azul OP