Originally Posted by FishinRod
I was just reading an old study from my "saved" folder on a test of Florida LMB around Ardmore, OK (a little north of the Texas border). It may even be the study that ewest was referring to.

Florida LMB in Southern Oklahoma

As a gross generalization, the study indicated that the biggest northern strain and biggest Florida strain were about equal at that location.

As regards "outbreeding depression", I would trust ewest's advice far ahead of my advice!

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Not advice just being sure both sides of the info are available for the OP. More study may indicate which position is correct, if either.

I will check for the Okla study but IIRC in one site where the pond froze over for 2 weeks all the Flas died but I need to check on this. I do recall that no benefit was gained by using Flas and growth was not as good overall as with Northerns.

Last edited by ewest; 07/27/22 11:27 AM.