Re: PCN: cross fertile?
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] PCN: cross fertile?
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:23:13 -0600
> From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> Hi Mike,
> They will be self pollenated. They commonly self pollenate, and it is
highly
> unlikely that they have been pollenated from a sib.
Mike,
To expand upon what Jan has said, PCN's will cross with the Sino-siberians,
as both share a common chromosome count of 40. The resultant offspring are
referred to as Cal-sibes (possibly because Pcn-sibes would be difficult to
pronounce). It is unlikely that a cross between PCN's and standard
Siberians, which have 28 chromosomes (56 if tetraploid) would prove
fertile.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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