r/plantbreeding • u/Meathead8767 • 18h ago
Chocolope September 2026
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Chocolope by dna genetics
r/plantbreeding • u/Phyank0rd • Dec 24 '23
Hello fellow plant breeders!
This post is being made with the purpose of compiling and archiving all past, present, and future posts regarding all of your plant breeding experiments, projects, research, etc.
I don't necessarily want/have the time to do it all myself, so I am humbly requesting all of your participation in this project.
The goal, simply respond to this stickied post with the name of your project, followed by a chronological list of links to all your previous posts on said project (and continue to add links for any future updates made to said project)
It will take some time, but I'm going to try and organize my own list now for my own personal projects for everyone to be able to access and see my progress.
r/plantbreeding • u/Meathead8767 • 18h ago
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Chocolope by dna genetics
r/plantbreeding • u/Meathead8767 • 18h ago
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Chocolope by dna genetics, she’s been pollinated by a meat breath male from thug pug genetics the male was an absolute stud crazy mutant growth nothing like I’ve ever seen.
r/plantbreeding • u/TraphouseNursery • 3d ago
r/plantbreeding • u/Magazine_1965 • 3d ago
Now, I'll finally have seeds to use for a project.
r/plantbreeding • u/Jumpy_Insurance_581 • 4d ago
If yall want to see any posts or follow ups I'm posting here once every other week there every week
r/plantbreeding • u/Deep-Strain-223 • 6d ago
TLDR: How can I pollinate or get pollen from this tomato?
Picture one: Full plant
Picture two: New growth + flowers
Picture three: Close-up of new growth + flowers
Picture four: Flower cluster with dessicated stigma, swelling ovaries
Picture five: Abcised flowers
I have a tomato plant with the wiry mutation. There are eight wiry mutations listed at the Tomato Genetics Resource Center (https://tgrc.ucdavis.edu/monogenic) I'm not sure which, if any, mine would be. A researcher there said that some of their wiry mutants would produce normal flowers after being alive long enough, but I have not yet had luck with that.
It's been producing flowers outside for the last two months, with no successful pollination. The exposed ovaries will swell and the stigma will brown and die, but it will eventually abcise the flower every time.
The normal yellow cone of a tomato flower is splayed open like when someone plugs the barrel of a cartoon gun. I havent seen any pollen develop here, but it may just be dessicating from wind and too low humidity before it has the chance.
By keeping it in a shaded, low wind, high humidity spot on my patio, the stigma stay green longer, but still eventually brown and die.
I had the idea of using a mushroom chamber + accessories to maintain specific high humidity level needed to keep the stigma from dessicating.
I had the idea of exposing and spraying the flower cones on my healthy tomato plants, and the wiry flowers, with something that attracts bugs in the hope that they'll transfer pollen between them. Maybe gnats?
If I prevent flowers from abcising long enough with hormones or chemicals, can I get an immature embryo to try tissue culture with?
I cant seem to harvest enough pollen from my tomatoes to pollinate the wiry tomato by hand, and I've been struggling to keep the stigma alive long enough so that the ovaries are developed enough to accept pollen.
r/plantbreeding • u/Intelligent_One_4140 • 7d ago
This year I grew out 4 different Physalis species with the goal of getting at least one interspecific hybrid:
Physalis Peruviana
Physalis Pruinosa
Physalis Ixocarpa (Tomatillo)
Physalis Virginiana
I tried almost every combination except for the following**:**
every combination where Physalis Pruinosa was the female(because of the tiny flowers)
Physalis Ixocarpa(f) x Physalis Peruviana
In total three combinations resulted in fruits set:
Physalis Peruviana(f) x Physalis Ixocarpa
Physalis Peruviana (f) x Physalis Virginiana
Physalis Virginiana(f) x Physalis Ixocarpa
All seeds were tiny, semi transparent but had a dark dot/ spot in the middle. I don't really know much about how seeds develop.
Can someone with experience tell me what happened(embryo aborted... from how the seeds look in the first image)?
The seeds looked this way in every combination that gave me fruit set.
However, in one fruit(Physalis Peruviana(f) x Physalis Virginiana) I found one full sized seed. It still looks somewhat different from normal Physalis Peruviana seeds(on the left of the 2. image) and is flatter at the edges and really plump only in the middle(see 2. image). Can someone with experience(maybe with breeding peppers because seeds are similar and they are also Solanaceae) tell me if there is a chance that this seed is not viable? Either way I will try germinating it
r/plantbreeding • u/Intelligent_One_4140 • 7d ago
This year I grew out 4 different Physalis species with the goal of getting at least one interspecific hybrid:
Physalis Peruviana
Physalis Pruinosa
Physalis Ixocarpa (Tomatillo)
Physalis Virginiana
I tried almost every combination except for the following:
every combination where Physalis Pruinosa was the female(because of the tiny flowers)
Physalis Ixocarpa(f) x Physalis Peruviana
In total three combinations resulted in fruits set:
Physalis Peruviana(f) x Physalis Ixocarpa
Physalis Peruviana (f) x Physalis Virginiana
Physalis Virginiana(f) x Physalis Ixocarpa
All seeds were tiny, semi transparent but had a dark dot/ spot in the middle. I don't really know much about how seeds develop.
Can someone with experience tell me what happened(embryo aborted... from how the seeds look; you can see them in the first image: Peruviana (f) x Tomatillo)?
The seeds looked the same in every cross where fruit set: way smaller, flat, dark dot except for one seed. I found a normal sized seed in a Physalis Peruviana fruit that I pollinated with Physalis Virginiana pollen although strangely it still looks somewhat different from normal Physalis Peruviana seeds(see 2. image). I will try to germinate it even if I doubt that it is viable because of its different appearance.
r/plantbreeding • u/Luke_Alexander_cruz • 7d ago
Hi everyone! I'm a 3rd-year BS Agriculture student majoring in Crop Science from the Philippines, and I'm currently looking for a feasible undergraduate thesis topic involving tomato. I'm particularly interested in research involving practical crop production problems, such as pests, diseases, pollination, nutrition, irrigation, growing conditions, or other factors that affect tomato growth and yield. I'm not necessarily looking for a complete thesis title. I'd really appreciate hearing about problems you've encountered when growing tomatoes that you think would be worth researching. If you've done a tomato experiment or research before, what problem or variable do you think would make a good undergraduate study? I'm trying to find a topic that can realistically be completed within a few months and doesn't require extremely expensive equipment.
r/plantbreeding • u/Pitiful-Jackfruit460 • 9d ago
ive been looking a reliable method to induce polyploidy in plants at home and have found prodiamine as a possible alternative to other chemical methods such as colchicine, trifluralin or oryzalin, has anyone ever used it for this purpose and if so have you found it to be a reliable alternative?
r/plantbreeding • u/lanydmill • 10d ago
r/plantbreeding • u/No-Local-963 • 10d ago
I currently have several plants that I have been trialing. They are all sports I have found over the years and I would like to introduce them. What introduction companies would you all recommend. I have several thuja and juniper cultivars.
r/plantbreeding • u/mr_meseeks1227 • 11d ago
Hi, I am wondering if you could possibly breed for better rhizobial interactions maybe through traits like increased root surface area so inoculated seeds can increase the area for microbes or encouraging root exudates. this could be specifically geared towards cover crops, or forages used to reduce erosion or improve poor soil health before planting a cash crop
r/plantbreeding • u/Motor-Wrongdoer-6063 • 12d ago
Update on one of my seedlings from my spider plant breeding programs
r/plantbreeding • u/simple_grub • 12d ago
I grew some triploid watermelon along with a pollinator variety this year and noticed that some of my melons had a few seemingly large viable seeds. Does anyone know if these seeds are viable and how they came about? I feel like the only explanations would be a spontaneous doubling or loss of chromosomes in the triploid gametes or they just happened to assort into an even number to be pollinated by the diploid? Maybe they just look viable but are not? Either way im very curious if anyone has experience with this.
r/plantbreeding • u/Jumpy_Insurance_581 • 12d ago
r/plantbreeding • u/Jumpy_Insurance_581 • 14d ago
Hey I've always wanted to make a tomato that just cranks out fruit so can yall tell me
Where to get the seeds
If it's possible
What tomato i should use
Who should be the seed holder
I would appreciate it
r/plantbreeding • u/Magazine_1965 • 14d ago
I am making poly-hybrid seeds from crosses of high quality/fire genetics! Most of my genetics come from some "top of the line" breeders. I hunted my male this year from a pack of seeds from Rhasta Jeff, Irie Genetics. There are definite "treasures" to be found in my crosses. All of my crosses are deliberate and driven by curiosity and absolute love and admiration of this plants unlimited potential.
r/plantbreeding • u/Apacholek10 • 16d ago
Saved some seeds from UF Gulf Ruby, Rose, Beauty and Blaze. I didn’t label or record which or how many of select varieties there were.
Most came out of the fridge ok, but lost a few to mold or dehydration (waited too long to soak and store).
16 seeds in, I will see how many push through and survive the lovely growing conditions Orlando Florida in the coming months.
r/plantbreeding • u/Responsible-Fox-7624 • 19d ago
r/plantbreeding • u/tipodue • 20d ago
Hi all,
I don't know if this is considered self promotion, if so, I will remove this post.
I'm a hobbyist plant breeder and software developer and I've built a web app to manage my plant breeding projects.
I created it earlier this year after getting tired of keeping track of everything through phone notes and spreadsheets and after having polished it up a bit, I've release it for free (it's a cloud-based app managed by me).
I mainly breed flowers like Hemerocallis, Dahlia, Tulipa, and Lilium, so I'm not sure how well it fits other types of plants. The software is tailored to the specific breeding workflow I've developed over the last couple of years, and it comes with a pre-populated list of cultivars for those species.
The software isn't meant to be a full professional breeding or genetics suite, but rather a practical tool to keep track of the process. It doesn't manage large fields, crops or land sites, as it's built specifically for small-scale gardeners like me.
Here is how it works:
It's mostly mobile-friendly, so you can easily tag crosses right from your phone while working in the garden.
The software also features a pedigree section with a broad visual chart showing all generations of plants and cultivars.
Additionally, you can attach custom properties to your own cultivars and use them for filtering or viewing in the pedigree section.
If you'd like to check it out (requires a quick, free sign-up):