Pre- and Postzygotic Barriers Associated with Intergeneric Hybridization between Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott x Pyrus communis L. and ×Sorbaronia dippelii (Zabel) CK Schneid. x Pyrus communis

Intergeneric hybridization between Aronia and Pyrus may provide a pathway for developing novel fruit types with larger, sweeter fruits, while maintaining the high levels of biologically health-promoting compounds present in Aronia fruits. Here we describe a deleterious genetic incompatibility, known...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D. Mahoney, Mark H. Brand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2021-01-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/56/2/article-p177.xml