@bobjax
For foliage or growth characteristics to be related to seed dormancy characteristics they would either have to be the same gene or two very closely linked genes - therefore effectively acting as one.
Stout determined that "evergreen" was dominant to "dormant". We can label "dormant" daylilies as dd and "evergreen" daylilies can be either Dd or DD.
A "dormant" (dd) daylily can be crossed with DD, Dd or dd.
dd x DD produces only Dd or "evergreen".
dd x Dd produces 50% of each
dd x dd produces only dd
An "evergreen" (DD) daylily can be crossed with DD, Dd or dd.
This only produces "evergreen" either Dd or DD.
And lastly an "evergreen" (Dd) can be crossed with DD, Dd or dd.
Dd x DD produces only "evergreen"
Dd x Dd produces 25% DD 50% Dd and 25% dd
Dd x dd produces 50% Dd 50% dd
A proportion of "evergreen" x "evergreen" crosses would produce 25% seeds that were dormant.
"dormant" x "dormant" can only produce seeds that are dormant.
I suspect that some "dormant" x "dormant" crosses produce at least some seeds that are not dormant. That would not be possible if foliage/growth habit and seed dormancy are genetically the same..
