F#$% Growing hops, BREED HOPS!

[Crito]

Each time you a new hop plant. You have to let it grow and test the hops. Then judge what the properties of the hops, the growth, etc.

You might get lucky and get a good one out of 100 tries. Reason not to many different type of plants are available for any given fruit tree, hops, etc.

 

[chainlife]

So, did anyone try the sts method? If so, were you able to get the plant to flower? If so, were you able to successfully pollinate the female? If so, did you get any seeds that germinated? And finally, if so, how did they turn out?

 

[nagmay]

So, did anyone try the sts method? If so, were you able to get the plant to flower? If so, were you able to successfully pollinate the female? If so, did you get any seeds that germinated? And finally, if so, how did they turn out?

I have tried working with feminized pollen (both naturally occurring and silver induced). After a dozen tries with no success, I was thinking about giving up ... when all of the sudden, it seemed to work.

Last fall I germinated several dozen seedlings from a cross. They are now growing strong and starting to put off their first flowers. So far, they all seem to be female - which is a good sign.

More: http://gabriel.nagmay.com/2014/02/hop-breeding/

 

[chainlife]

Very cool! Congratulations!! So were you able to get the pollen via STS or stressing the female out? I will follow your results with great interest! Thank you for sharing!!


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[nagmay]

The pollen that worked was from a naturally stressed female. However, I have no reason to believe that STS couldn't work.