Pigment genes of Webb Special

Kerr, E. A.

In TGC 5 it was proposed that the symbols dr and bs be used to designate the genes which determine the intense color of the Webb Special (Black Queen) tomato. Since then a paper has been published designating these same genes hp\1, and hp\2. The designations hp\1, and hp\2 - high pigment - should now be used as they are more descriptive than the ones proposed in TGS 5 and, in addition, have been published in a scientific journal.