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- From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower AT green-logic.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] RE: Garlic Renaming
- Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:08:26 -0500
Hi, Folks!
Karen wrote:
<< Garlic DNA seems to be
one more example of a "scientific" approach giving measurement answers
that are not consonant with the experience of experienced observers.
Could it be that DNA is not the be-all, end-all of what makes different
characteristics/performance?>>
I was thinking about this and remembered what David Stern also said about
viruses -- tests in fields show that all sorts of viruses that can affect
other alliums are present in many garlic fields; however, in many cases, if
the virus is affecting the garlic, it's not obvious.
It could very well be that, for instance, all the Porcelain garlics have the
same DNA -- however, the different strains, having been in different
locations/history, could be showing differences because of a virus
infection, similar to what happens with potatoes.
This is just a guess on my part, but to save the best of your Porcelains, no
matter what strain you have, may give you the "true" Porcelain or at least
weed out the ones affected by unknown "bad" viruses and/or keep in
production those that are affected by "good" viruses.
Just my thoughts. . .
Dorene
Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
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[Market-farming] Re: Garlic Renaming,
Mark Ritter, 03/19/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: Garlic Renaming, Liz Pike, 03/19/2005
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[Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Alliums, 03/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Renaming, Marty Kraft, 03/20/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Allan Balliett, 03/20/2005
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[Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Alliums, 03/20/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Karen Sutherland, 03/20/2005
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[Market-farming] Onion Sets,
Marie Kamphefner, 03/20/2005
- RE: [Market-farming] Onion Sets, Marie Kamphefner, 03/21/2005
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[Market-farming] RE: Garlic Renaming,
Alliums, 03/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] RE: Garlic Renaming, road's end farm, 03/20/2005
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[Market-farming] Onion Sets,
Marie Kamphefner, 03/20/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Joe Kames, 03/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Renaming, Pat Meadows, 03/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Karen Sutherland, 03/20/2005
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[Market-farming] Garlic Renaming,
Alliums, 03/20/2005
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