Re: CULT: HYB: fertility? (was Ormohr etc

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• Subject: [iris] Re: CULT: HYB: fertility? (was Ormohr etc
• From: L* M* <l*@volfirst.net>
• Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 14:09:49 -0400
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<That lack and the failure to pair also increases fertility as the
surviving chromosomes are the ones that paired.    Neil Mogensen   z  7
western NC>

Neil (others), do you think this could have anything to do with
increased fertility in seedlings from wide crosses (dissimilar
colors/patterns, very distant breeding lines) in tetraploid TBs as
well?  Make that increased germination rates.

I keep thinking of those photos of mismatched chromosomes in bearded
iris species.....

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