'Small World Margarita', mentioned previously, has great rust resistant lines on both sides.
Always good to know another plant that is possible to use in my rust resistant breeding plan.
Checking for rust resistance is interesting; I've even found a rust resistant specimen or 2
that came from 2 rust prone parents. (Wish I'd recorded names)
Paid top dollar (for me) for some highly bid on new intro seeds this year
and wouldn't you know, they are ALL little rust buckets ('Biting Pumpkins' x 'Hooked')
In other cases, some sibs seem rusty while others resist.
I try to tag them at 1st show of rust after exposure.
Some appear to "learn" rust resistance.
Another aspect or rust is how devastated a plant becomes once it gets rust;
some #1 rust resistant will be torn up by rust once it takes hold while some only
moderately resistant will plod along -- getting rust sooner but not being as torn up.
Thus far, I'm having fairly good luck using Green Magic spray which seems less toxic to use.
Will let you know the outcome later when rust really gets going here in North Central Florida.
