So I'm growing a couple candlelight mutants. They're growing as described long twisty leaves, branching at every node possible including the cotyledons. I'm just wondering what we actually know about this mutation. It seems like it does something to the auxin behavior and messes with the apical dominance.
More specifically I'm wondering if the mutation might make difficult crosses more permissive or more difficult and why. But I'm not finding anything as far as scientific papers on this mutation.
I am growing a few species of peppers and will test some things out this season but wondered if anyone had any relevant literature, experience or insight on this.
I've got fidalgo roxa, a purple chinense. Since auxin impacts pigment I figured crossing candlelight with this would give some visual clues
I also have eximium, rocoto, rocopica, baccatum, chinense, and a cross of baccatum and chinense. I was going to try crossing all of these with the mutants to see what the f1 look like or if some of these typically impossible crosses might be possible with this mutation. I expect things like rocoto, rocopica, and eximium to be failures, but it can't hurt to try.
More specifically I'm wondering if the mutation might make difficult crosses more permissive or more difficult and why. But I'm not finding anything as far as scientific papers on this mutation.
I am growing a few species of peppers and will test some things out this season but wondered if anyone had any relevant literature, experience or insight on this.
I've got fidalgo roxa, a purple chinense. Since auxin impacts pigment I figured crossing candlelight with this would give some visual clues
I also have eximium, rocoto, rocopica, baccatum, chinense, and a cross of baccatum and chinense. I was going to try crossing all of these with the mutants to see what the f1 look like or if some of these typically impossible crosses might be possible with this mutation. I expect things like rocoto, rocopica, and eximium to be failures, but it can't hurt to try.