Do You Think…

[SpiritFarmVa]

they can end up sacrificing the genes for flavor or even nutrition

Fortunately testing seems to show that flavor and nutrition go together. As if our palette knows naturally. Now I don’t mean sweetness alone but flavor components.
I do recall hearing or reading something similar. Where food nutritional values could not be correlated exactly to a growing method. I seem to remember it being more farm/farmer specific. But I could see variety being a factor as different varieties uptake nutrients differently.

 

[ktrain]

Fortunately testing seems to show that flavor and nutrition go together. As if our palette knows naturally. Now I don’t mean sweetness alone but flavor components.
I do recall hearing or reading something similar. Where food nutritional values could not be correlated exactly to a growing method. I seem to remember it being more farm/farmer specific. But I could see variety being a factor as different varieties uptake nutrients differently.

As we probably all know, related to what you're saying here...Eggs, going by the color of the yolk you can determine which are more nutrient dense and flavorful.
Yellow yolks which are found mostly in store bought eggs are not that nutritious while eggs from home raised chickens have more orange yolks which not only have more nutrients but the taste is much better than store bought.

So I agree, nutrients and flavor, and color ""go together".

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

The task at hand now would be to figure out controlled fig breeding practices to accomplish that. How to increase the chances of passing on those flavor and color traits. As well as layering in the disease resistance traits. I feel there is a lot of opportunity in fig breeding as you do not have to compete with institutional breeding programs. Like you would say in apples.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

The task at hand now would be to figure out controlled fig breeding practices to accomplish that. How to increase the chances of passing on those flavor and color traits. As well as layering in the disease resistance traits. I feel there is a lot of opportunity in fig breeding as you do not have to compete with institutional breeding programs. Like you would say in apples.

What fig would you breed?

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

What fig would you breed?

WM #1, Bass’s Favotie, andYellow Lebanese
To improve cold hardiness if possible.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

WM #1, Bass’s Favotie, andYellow Lebanese
To improve cold hardiness if possible.

Good choices. Which Capri would you use?

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Good choices. Which Capri would you use?

Several to see how traits are inherited. Right now we have saleeb and capri q and Adam’s apricot.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Hopefully the seedlings also produce some new persistent caprifigs

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Hopefully the seedlings also produce some new persistent caprifigs

You should get quite a few.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

You should get quite a few.

That would really open up breeding prospects.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

That would really open up breeding prospects.

I should have some new ones. Just waiting for them to produce to find out.
Really interested to see how my Capri X Capri cross turns out.
But those will be another year maybe two depending on how well I take care of them.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

I should have some new ones. Just waiting for them to produce to find out.
Really interested to see how my Capri X Capri cross turns out.
But those will be another year maybe two depending on how well I take care of them.

I forgot we have Capri gxy I think is what it’s called. Getting pollen won’t happen for us until 2026. Our saleeb’s all got damaged.
And the others are just rooting out now.