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Attempts to hybridize gloxinia and Streptocarpus

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Hybridization work was done between gloxinia and streptocarpus cultivars and species. No hybrid seeds were obtained. It is concluded that Sinningia speciosa cultivars and Streptocarpus sp. do not hybridize using conventional methods, in spite of positive reports in literature. The origin of these ‘hybrids’ may probably be explained by the irregular occurrence of peloric flowers in streptocarpus, and zygomorphic flowers in gloxinia.

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  1. Institute of Plant Breeding (IvP), Agricultural University, Wageningen, the Netherlands

    A. C. Zeven, M. G. Neijzing & J. Waninge

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Zeven, A.C., Neijzing, M.G. & Waninge, J. Attempts to hybridize gloxinia and Streptocarpus. Euphytica 26, 241–247 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00026984

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