The Hybridization Barrier between Herbaceous Medicago sativa and Woody M. arborea Is Weakened by Selection of Seed Parents

Medicago sativa, alfalfa or lucerne, and M. arborea were considered reproductively isolated until recently. Then, in 2003, an alfalfa genotype was identified that produced a few seeds and progeny with hybrid traits after a large number of pollinations by M. arborea. A derivative of this alfalfa geno...

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Main Authors: Edwin Bingham, David Armour, John Irwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/2/2/343