Re: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing?

From: "Peter Matthews" pjm at gol.com> on 2006.01.21 at 00:40:55(13745) Dear Marek Argent et al, The author of the Alocasia-Colocasia cross was Dr H. Yoshino, of Okayama University, Okayama City, Japan. The crossing was confirmed by DNA analysis and cytology. It is possible that the sterile F1 generation has been maintained vegetively, but this (historically valuable) material and the entire aroid collection at Okayama may be in danger due to the likely retirement soon of the collector. Materials from the collection would require quarantining as part of any redirection - there has been little effective control over the entry of viruses into the collection, and during its maintenance (outdoors in summer, under glass in winter). Peter M. +More *************************** On 20/1/2006, "Peter Boyce" wrote: >If it's the same group, a Japanese botanist reported on this hybrid at the IAS Symposium in Kunming in the mid-90s. There managed to get very few seed and even fewer seedlings but they were successful. the cross was C. esculenta with I think A. odora but I'd need to grub out the proceedings to be be sure. > >Pete > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Abrimaal > To: Discussion of aroids > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:08 AM > Subject: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing? > > > The Aglaonema group is discussing now if Dieffenbachia can be crossed with Aglaonema... I know that they belong to deiierent tribes and have different pollination biology, however the Group says to me that the Japanese crossed Alocasia x Colocasia (the same tribe). Does anybody know anything about this Alo-Colocasia hybrid? > > Marek Argent > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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