Intergeneric Hybrids
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- Subject: Intergeneric Hybrids
- From: E* G*
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 18:48:16 -0500 (CDT)
Pete,
What about to cross Lemna (any species) and Amorphophallus titanum? I
don't know about chromosomal compatibility, but they are really close
relatives (see French's work on restriction sites). The main question to ask
is: Will this thing still float on the water surface during its flowering?
Sorry guys, I couldn't resist... :o)
Cheers,
Eduardo.
>Geoffrey
>
>The lack of intergeneric hybrids is not total. A Japanese plant
>geneticist has crossed Alocasia odora with C. esculenta (very poor
>seed set and those seedlings raised v. weak growing -as of last
>year none yet flowered) which suggests that there may well be
>complex barriers to overcome (since Alocasia and Colocasia are
>certainly v. closely related). However, another reason is
>undoubtedly that no-one has ever really tried.
>
>Pete
>
>----------------------------
>Peter Boyce
>Herbarium
>Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
>Richmond, Surrey
>TW9 3AE
>Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207
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>
>
>
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