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Joint Venture
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Because Joint Venture has not been subjected to a chromosome count, I can't provide a theoretical explanation as to why it functions as it does. I can describe what it does, though. It isn't as fertile as the average halfbred, but it is much more fertile than any other quarterbred I've tried. It tends to set full pods when crossed with halfbreds, but on the average only about half of those seeds prove to be viable. Of the seedlings that survive to bloom size, about half prove to be fully fertile.
Fertile or not, most of its offspring show a considerably greater number of aril traits than do the traditional quarterbreds. Some are almost indistinguishable from halfbreds in appearance. Test crosses divide them into two types: fertile halfbreds and relatively infertile quarterbreds.
Joint Venture is producing some delectable offspring – almost as reliably as did Capitola in its heyday, in spite of its lesser fertility. I originally tested it because of the t-factors that it must carry, not really expecting any success.
Coming soon: Sibling Sheets for its offspring.