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Anthesis Data Summary (Question 5 of 8)

5- Will my seed count be reduced with an Anthesis application? And how does the product affect the genetic potential of my seeds?

Seed counts can be a bit of a mystery at times, but based on the information I received from a grower, there was one Anthesis-treated pumpkin reported to have 795 developed seeds! Another grower had two Anthesis-treated pumpkins and one untreated. Both of the Anthesis-treated pumpkins had similar seed counts (within 8% of each other), while the untreated pumpkin had 30% less seeds than the average of the Anthesis-treated pumpkins. Was it Anthesis that gave the 30% increase? Based on the data, this should not be the case.

Due to the application timing, Anthesis only amplifies the natural signal provided by the seeds, so there should not be an influence on total seed numbers. The seeds are already present (fertilized) prior to Anthesis, so it is only strengthening the signal they are naturally expressing. There should be no influence, good or bad, of Anthesis on seed count numbers, as a result.

Also, for those wondering what their Anthesis-applied pumpkins offsprings will produce, the answer is they will revert back to the normal. The ability to increase the duration of cell division will not be genetically inbred into the seed line, as Anthesis is applied as a spray after the pollination process has occurred. Essentially, there are no DNA alterations to the actual seeds and, as a result, the offspring (seeds) will not display any influences from Anthesis. Compare this to someone that looses an arm because of an accident in life. This does not mean their offspring will be born with only one arm.

12/21/2015 10:19:50 PM

Grant, AL

Would Anthesis applied to a watermelon have the same effects as it does on pumpkin? Also, would the application timing be the same on watermelon?

12/21/2015 11:37:44 PM

Weatherman

What were the weight of the pumpkins?

12/22/2015 6:02:47 AM

Connecticut

Charles-
I would expect the same benefits from Anthesis on all fruit bearing crops (pumpkins, squash, field pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelons, long gourds, cantaloupes…). I also think the application timing would be the same simply because the pollination time is close across theses varieties so, the 48-hr. post pollination should hold across all fruits. I have some data for watermelons that I would classify as limited but there does not seem to be any harm and at least one 200+ pounder that was reported to me.

Dr. Compost-
Regarding my seed number data the Anthesis treated pumpkin that had the 795 developed seeds was about 1,400 pounds and for the comparison the two Anthesis treated pumpkins averaged about 800 pounds and the non-Anthesis treated pumpkin was over 1,000 pounds.
I personally, do not think Anthesis should have an effect on total seed counts, but I am looking at some of the data and there could be a potential benefit, but with more data this could normalize. However, at this time there is some interesting data so it provides me with another aspect to investigate further.

12/22/2015 7:44:34 PM

Weatherman

Thank you.

12/22/2015 8:26:38 PM

Grant, AL

Thanks a lot Matt! Can you email me more info about Anthesis with price including shipping? danjenben4@hotmail.com

12/22/2015 8:29:34 PM