New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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A partially fertile hybrid between Trifolium repens and T. ambiguum

Elizabeth G. Williams and Isabelle M. Verry

Grasslands Division, DSIR, Private Bag, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Abstract A vigorous partially fertile hybrid (2n = 32) between Caucasian clover, Trifolium ambiguum (2n = 4x = 32) 9, and white clover, T. repens (2n = 32) 3, has been produced with the aid of embryo culture. Hand pollinations with self pollen and pollen from T. repens have yielded F2, F3, and backcross progeny.

Keywords hybridisation; Trifolium; hybrid fertility; embryo culture

Received 19 May 1980
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1981, Vol. 19: 1-7

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