tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150251173242031294.post1784153472785478792..comments2023-11-02T06:13:24.521-04:00Comments on Delaware Preppers Network: Saving Strawberry Seeds and DehydratingAPNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846941621460730009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150251173242031294.post-52258125239278089522010-01-31T05:30:38.782-05:002010-01-31T05:30:38.782-05:00Your commentary makes one fatal flaw... strawberry...Your commentary makes one fatal flaw... strawberry plants are octoploid, that is, they contain four separate sets of chromosomes in each cell. Each one has considerable genetic variation. <br /><br />If you save the seeds you'll be hard pressed to identify a plant in the progeny that is 100% (or likely even 50%) the same as the parent. This is why commercial strawberries are propagated 100% by runners and cloning.<br /><br />Diploid wild strawberries are small and tend to inherit parental characters more directly.Kevin M. Foltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253508434587464552noreply@blogger.com